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Study the word PLASTER: (Source) Plaster is a kind of soft, thick, sticky goop, usually made out of sand, lime, and water. We spread plaster onto walls. It goes on smooth and flat, and when it dries, it's hard and strong. (Source) When you've plastered a wall, you've given it a strong, smooth surface that will last for a long time. Maybe not forever, though: you might have to scrape off the old plaster sometime and start over. (Source) So, just like we plaster a wall by covering it completely with a flat, sticky substance, we can plaster other things onto other places. To plaster something with things is to cover all of it (or almost all of it) with things in a way that seems flat, strong, sticky, or permanent. People have plastered flyers all over this board. That is, they've totally covered this board with lots of flyers. (Source) Some restaurants have decorations plastered all over the walls. Do you find that tacky, or fun? (Source) Racecars tend to be plastered with logos. This racecar is plastered with the Shell logo, the Pennzoil logo, and the AAA logo. Almost the entire car is plastered with logos! (Source) You can plaster a smile on your face. That means you slap a smile on your face and keep it there for a long time. (Source) This ball just plastered this hero to the ground! Now look how flat and stuck he is! (Source) If you get wet—because you got sweaty, or you got rained on, or maybe you fell out of your boat—then your wet hair may be plastered to your face, and your wet clothes may be plastered to your body. That is, they're sticking to you, wet and flat. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture plaster to stick something onto something else in a wet, flat, smooth way   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word PLASTER: Remember: to plaster things is to goop them on or stick them on, making them stay there, flatly. Idea 1: "The walls in (some room) are plastered with (some kind of signs, papers, posters, or decorations)." Idea 2: "As we (did something), the rain plastered our hair to our faces.” You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.