STUCCO (stuccoes)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stucco mean? 

• STUCCO (noun)
  The noun STUCCO has 1 sense:

1. a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces

  Familiarity information: STUCCO used as a noun is very rare.

• STUCCO (verb)
  The verb STUCCO has 2 senses:

1. decorate with stucco work
2. coat with stucco

  Familiarity information: STUCCO used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STUCCO (noun)

Meaning:

A plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("stucco" is a kind of...):

plaster (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stucco"):

render (a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls)

• STUCCO (verb)

Meaning:

Decorate with stucco work

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

stuccoed ceilings

Hypernyms (to "stucco" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Coat with stucco

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

stucco the ceiling

Hypernyms (to "stucco" is one way to...):

coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something