spackle

== English == === Etymology === From Spackle, originally a brand name, perhaps based on German Spachtel which is ultimately from Latin spatula. Doublet of spatula. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈspæk.əl/ Rhymes: -ækəl === Noun === spackle (countable and uncountable, plural spackles) 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. A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster. A paste-like substance that fills a gap. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === spackle (third-person singular simple present spackles, present participle spackling, simple past and past participle spackled) (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 speckle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Placeks, Plackes