plaster vs grout

grout vs plaster

plaster and grout both are nouns.

plaster and grout both are verbs.

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

As nouns, grout is a hyponym of plaster; that is, grout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plaster:

plaster: a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
grout: a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork

Other hyponyms of plaster include finish coat, finishing coat, parget, pargeting, pargetting, roughcast, spackle, spackling compound, stucco.

plaster (noun)	grout (noun)
adhesive tape used in dressing wounds	a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork
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)	grout (verb)
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance	bind with grout
coat with plaster
apply a heavy coat to
apply a plaster cast to
affix conspicuously
cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

Difference between plaster and grout

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