plaster vs affix

affix vs plaster

plaster and affix both are nouns.

plaster and affix both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plaster	Yes	No	Yes	No
affix	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, affix is a hypernym of plaster; that is, affix is a word with a broader meaning than plaster:

plaster: affix conspicuously
affix: stick or fasten to

Other hypernyms of plaster include stick on.

plaster (noun)	affix (noun)
adhesive tape used in dressing wounds	a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
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 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

plaster (verb)	affix (verb)
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance	stick or fasten to
coat with plaster	add to the very end
apply a heavy coat to	attach or become attached to a stem word
apply a plaster cast to
affix conspicuously
cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

Difference between plaster and affix

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