SPACKLING COMPOUND Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase spackling compound. (close relations)
Definition of SPACKLING COMPOUND
Best Alternative Words for SPACKLING COMPOUND
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| cement | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement • a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar • something that hardens to act as adhesive material • any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth • a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth verb • make fast as if with cement • cover or coat with cement • bind or join with or as if with cement | ||||||||
| filler | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • used for filling cracks or holes in a surface • 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary • copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper • anything added to fill out a whole • the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar | ||||||||
| mortar | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range • used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall • a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle verb • plaster with mortar | ||||||||
| plaster | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings • any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs • a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. • a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) • adhesive tape used in dressing wounds verb • apply a heavy coat to • cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on • affix conspicuously • apply a plaster cast to • coat with plaster • dress by covering with a therapeutic substance | ||||||||
| putty | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass verb • apply putty in order to fix or fill | ||||||||
| spackle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster | ||||||||
