SPACKLE

spackle, spackling compound

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Spackle

Alternative letter-case form of spackle

Anagrams

• Placeks

Etymology

Noun

spackle (countable and uncountable, plural spackles)

Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.

A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.

A paste-like substance that fills a gap.

Verb

spackle (third-person singular simple present spackles, present participle spackling, simple past and past participle spackled)

(transitive) To fill or repair with a plastic paste.

(intransitive) To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.

To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle

Anagrams

• Placeks

Source: Wiktionary



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