spackle
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spackle¹
- /ˈspæk.əl/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ækəl
Where it comes from
From Spackle, originally a brand name, perhaps based on German Spachtel which is ultimately from Latin spatula. Doublet of spatula.
noun 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. a spackle of guacamole inside a taco shell
verb spackles · spackling · spackled
- To fill or repair with a plastic paste.
- To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
- To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.
Spackle²
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of spackle
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noun plastic paste for filling cracks and holes
| Русский | шпатлёвка špatljóvka |
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