Meaning

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..

Definitions by Sense

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.
3. A paste-like substance that fills a gap.
4. (transitive) To fill or repair with a plastic paste.
5. (intransitive) To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
6. To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle

Example Sentences

a spackle of guacamole inside a taco shell

The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.

Word Forms

• spackles
• spackling
• spackled

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