sheetrock
sheetrock noun: a building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall.
Noun (1)
sheetrock (uncountable)
- A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall.
Verb (1)
sheetrock (third-person singular simple present sheetrocks, present participle sheetrocking, simple past and past participle sheetrocked)
- To install and finish sheetrock.
Noun (2) capitalized: Sheetrock
Sheetrock (countable and uncountable, plural Sheetrocks)
- 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.
- Any of the various thicknesses and grades of such material.
- A wall made of this.
Verb (2) capitalized: Sheetrock
Sheetrock (third-person singular simple present Sheetrocks, present participle Sheetrocking, simple past and past participle Sheetrocked)
Synonyms of sheetrock
Forms of sheetrock
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | sheetrocks |
| present participle | sheetrocking |
| past participle | sheetrocked |
| past | sheetrocked |
| third-person singular present | Sheetrocks |
| present participle | Sheetrocking |
| past participle | Sheetrocked |
| past | Sheetrocked |
| Noun | |
| plural | Sheetrocks |
Origin of sheetrock
Genericized trademark (originally, and also, Sheetrock); from sheet + rock.
From sheet + rock.
Words formed from sheetrock
- sheetrocker
Questions about sheetrock
- What does sheetrock mean?
- Sheetrock means a building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall.
- What part of speech is sheetrock?
- Sheetrock can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of sheetrock?
- The plural of sheetrock is Sheetrocks.
Words near sheetrock in the dictionary
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