"spackle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspæk.əl/ [UK, US] Audio: En-us-spackle.ogg [US] Forms: spackles [plural]
Rhymes: -ækəl Etymology: From Spackle, originally a brand name, perhaps based on spachtel which is ultimately from Latin spatula. Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (powder that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste): plamuur [masculine] (Dutch), silote (Finnish), pakkeli (Finnish), spackelfärg [common-gender] (Swedish), spackel [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spackle-en-noun-cjEwKhvp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 27 5 6 6 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 22 6 6 6 11 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 45 20 8 8 8 10 Disambiguation of 'powder that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste': 84 13 2
  2. A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (plastic paste for filling cracks and holes): кит (kit) [masculine] (Bulgarian), silote (Finnish), pakkeli (Finnish), tasoitemassa (Finnish), sparkel [masculine] (Norwegian), sparkelmasse [masculine] (Norwegian), шпатлёвка (špatljóvka) [feminine] (Russian), spackel [common-gender] (Swedish), spackelfärg [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spackle-en-noun-KBkX5nAQ Disambiguation of 'plastic paste for filling cracks and holes': 33 63 3
  3. A paste-like substance that fills a gap. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spackle-en-noun-Rter2mVi

Verb

IPA: /ˈspæk.əl/ [UK, US] Audio: En-us-spackle.ogg [US] Forms: spackles [present, singular, third-person], spackling [participle, present], spackled [participle, past], spackled [past]
Rhymes: -ækəl Etymology: From Spackle, originally a brand name, perhaps based on spachtel which is ultimately from Latin spatula. Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spackle-en-verb-2NTL0rHV
  2. (intransitive) To fill cracks or holes with a spackle. Tags: intransitive Translations (fill cracks or holes with a spackle): китвам (kitvam) (Bulgarian), plamuren (Dutch), silottaa (Finnish), tasoittaa (Finnish), spaklata (Finnish), sparkle (Norwegian), spackla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spackle-en-verb-mNDvQ6pK Disambiguation of 'fill cracks or holes with a spackle': 11 78 11
  3. To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle
    Sense id: en-spackle-en-verb-e~p9tnSV

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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kitvam",
      "sense": "fill cracks or holes with a spackle",
      "word": "китвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fill cracks or holes with a spackle",
      "word": "plamuren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fill cracks or holes with a spackle",
      "word": "silottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fill cracks or holes with a spackle",
      "word": "tasoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fill cracks or holes with a spackle",
      "word": "spaklata"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "fill cracks or holes with a spackle",
      "word": "sparkle"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fill cracks or holes with a spackle",
      "word": "spackla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spackle"
}

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