plaster vs spackle

spackle vs plaster

plaster and spackle both are nouns.

plaster is a verb but spackle is not a verb.

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

As nouns, spackle is a hyponym of plaster; that is, spackle 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
spackle: powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster

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

plaster (noun)	spackle (noun)
adhesive tape used in dressing wounds	powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
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)	spackle (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

Difference between plaster and spackle

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