Definition of "spackle"

spackle

/ˈspæk.əl/

noun
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.
2. A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.
3. A paste-like substance that fills a gap.
  Quotations
  a spackle of guacamole inside a taco shell
  2018 August 8, Helen Rosner, “It’s Time to Admit That Iceberg Is a Superior Lettuce”, in New Yorker‎
verb
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.
2. (intransitive) To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
3. To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle