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wallboard

wallboard noun: a construction material of pre-made boards used for walls and ceilings, usually a gypsum core with a paper surface.

Noun

wallboard (countable and uncountable, plural wallboards)

  1. A construction material of pre-made boards used for walls and ceilings, usually a gypsum core with a paper surface.
    • Hooks come with screws for use in plaster or wood and toggles for use in wallboard. One hook should be sufficient to swag a lamp from a ceiling outlet.1991, Kalton C. Lahue, Cheryl Smith, Interior Lighting, page 19
    Synonyms:
    drywall

Synonyms of wallboard

Forms of wallboard

pluralwallboards

Origin of wallboard

From wall + board.

Questions about wallboard

What does wallboard mean?
Wallboard means a construction material of pre-made boards used for walls and ceilings, usually a gypsum core with a paper surface.
What part of speech is wallboard?
Wallboard is a noun.
What is the plural of wallboard?
The plural of wallboard is wallboards.

Words near wallboard in the dictionary

  1. Wallbank
  2. Wallbanks
  3. wallbars
  4. wallbird
  5. wallbirds
  6. wallboard
  7. wallboards
  8. wallbox
  9. wallboxes
  10. wallbreaker
  11. Wallbrown

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