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plaster vs spackling compound

spackling compound vs plaster

plaster and spackling compound both are nouns.

plaster is a verb but spackling compound is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plaster Yes No Yes No
spackling compound Yes No No No
As nouns, spackling compound is a hyponym of plaster; that is, spackling compound 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
  • spackling compound: 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, spackle, stucco.
plaster (noun) spackling compound (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) spackling compound (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 spackling compound

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