spackle

Etymology

From Spackle, originally a brand name.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈspæk.əl/

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Noun

spackle (countable and uncountable, plural spackles)

1. 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.
2. A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To fill or repair with a plastic paste.
2. (intransitive) To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
3. To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle

   The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.

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