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drywall

/ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/US/ˈdraɪˌwɔl/

drywall noun: a building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

Noun

drywall (countable and uncountable, plural drywalls)

  1. 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.2012 December 21, David M. Halbfinger, Charles V. Bagli, Sarah Maslin Nir, “On Ravaged Coastline, It’s Rebuild Deliberately vs. Rebuild Now”, in New York Times
  2. A wall made of this.
  3. A stone wall constructed without mortar or cement.

Verb

drywall (third-person singular simple present drywalls, present participle drywalling, simple past and past participle drywalled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To install and finish drywall.
    Synonyms:
    sheetrock

Synonyms of drywall

All synonyms of drywall

Forms of drywall

Noun
pluraldrywalls
alternative formdry wall
Verb
third-person singular presentdrywalls
present participledrywalling
past participledrywalled
pastdrywalled

Origin of drywall

From dry + wall.

Words formed from drywall

Phrases with drywall

Questions about drywall

What does drywall mean?
Drywall means a building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
What part of speech is drywall?
Drywall can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce drywall?
Drywall is pronounced /ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of drywall?
The plural of drywall is drywalls.

Words near drywall in the dictionary

  1. dryte
  2. dryth
  3. dryths
  4. Drytown
  5. drytt
  6. drywall
  7. drywall saw
  8. drywall saws
  9. drywalled
  10. drywaller
  11. drywallers

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