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plasterboard

plasterboard noun: a construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.

Noun

plasterboard (countable and uncountable, plural plasterboards)

  1. A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.
    Synonyms:
    drywall

Verb

plasterboard (third-person singular simple present plasterboards, present participle plasterboarding, simple past and past participle plasterboarded)

  1. (transitive) To fit or reinforce with plasterboard.

Synonyms of plasterboard

Forms of plasterboard

Noun
pluralplasterboards
Verb
third-person singular presentplasterboards
present participleplasterboarding
past participleplasterboarded
pastplasterboarded

Origin of plasterboard

From plaster + board.

Questions about plasterboard

What does plasterboard mean?
Plasterboard means a construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.
What part of speech is plasterboard?
Plasterboard can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of plasterboard?
The plural of plasterboard is plasterboards.

Words near plasterboard in the dictionary

  1. plaster saint
  2. plaster saints
  3. plaster-of-Paris
  4. plaster-stone
  5. plasterable
  6. plasterboard
  7. plasterboarded
  8. plasterboarding
  9. plasterboards
  10. plastered
  11. plasterer

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