drywall
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drywall
- /ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/ UK
- /ˈdraɪˌwɔl/ US
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From dry + wall.
noun drywalls · dry wall
- A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings. As moldy drywall thudded to the curb in a depressing drumbeat throughout Breezy Point, Queens, Thomas Ryan’s reciprocating saw stood out like a growling declaration of impatience.
- A wall made of this material.
- A stone wall constructed without mortar or cement.
Similar: drywall, gyprock, gypsum board, plasterboard, sheetrock, stone wall, wallboard
verb drywalls · drywalling · drywalled · dry wall
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To install and finish drywall.
Similar: sheetrock
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: drywall, gyprock, gypsum board, plasterboard, sheetrock, stone wall, wallboard
Translations
Every language
noun building material
| Español | cartón yeso, tablero yeso, pladur |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 석고판 seokgopan |
| 日本語 | 石膏ボード sekkōbōdo |
| 中文 | 乾墻 /干墙 gānqiáng, 石膏板 shígāobǎn, 乾壁 /干壁 gānbì |
| Português | gesso acartonado, gesso cartonado, pladur |
| Français | plaque de plâtre, cloison sèche |
| Deutsch | Gipskarton, Gipskartonplatte, Trockenbauwand, Trockenmauer, Gipskartonwand |
| Italiano | cartongesso |
| Română | gips-carton, rigips |
| Русский | гипсокарто́н gipsokartón, штукатурка štukaturka |
Talk about this word "drywall." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drywall. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. drywall. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drywall "drywall." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drywall.Cite this
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