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Sheetrock¹

Where it comes from

From sheet + rock.

noun Sheetrocks

  1. uncountable Drywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
  2. countable Any of the various thicknesses and grades of such material.
  3. countable, uncountable A wall made of this.

verb Sheetrocks · Sheetrocking · Sheetrocked

  1. transitive To install and finish Sheetrock.

sheetrock²

Where it comes from

Genericized trademark (originally, and also, Sheetrock); from sheet + rock.

noun

  1. uncountable A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall.

Similar: drywall

verb sheetrocks · sheetrocking · sheetrocked

  1. transitive To install and finish sheetrock.

Similar: drywall

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noun

Similar: drywall

verb

Similar: drywall

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"sheetrock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sheetrock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sheetrock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sheetrock

Chicago

"sheetrock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sheetrock.

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@misc{sheetrock_2026,
  title = {sheetrock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheetrock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}