plaster vs mixture

mixture vs plaster

plaster and mixture both are nouns.

plaster is a verb but mixture is not a verb.

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

As nouns, mixture is a hypernym of plaster; that is, mixture is a word with a broader 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
mixture: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

Other hypernyms of plaster include covering material.

plaster (noun)	mixture (noun)
adhesive tape used in dressing wounds	the act of mixing together
a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)	an event that combines things in a mixture
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.	any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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	(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

plaster (verb)	mixture (verb)
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
coat with plaster
apply a heavy coat to
apply a plaster cast to
affix conspicuously
cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

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