plaster vs mortar

mortar vs plaster

plaster and mortar both are nouns.

plaster and mortar both are verbs.

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

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

plaster: coat with plaster
mortar: plaster with mortar

Other hyponyms of plaster include render-set, parget, roughcast, mud.

plaster (noun)	mortar (noun)
adhesive tape used in dressing wounds	a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)	a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
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.	used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
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)	mortar (verb)
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance	plaster with mortar
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 mortar

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