Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plasticpaste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.
Verb
(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 speckleThe neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.