• Spackle

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈspæk.É™l/

    Origin

    From Spackle, originally a brand name.

    Full definition of spackle

    Noun

    spackle

    (uncountable)
    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

    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 speckleThe neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.
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