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DRYWALL
wallboard, drywall, dry wall
(noun) a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
drywall (countable and uncountable, plural drywalls)
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
A wall made of this.
A stone wall constructed without mortar or cement.
Synonyms
• drywall
Verb
drywall (third-person singular simple present drywalls, present participle drywalling, simple past and past participle drywalled)
To install and finish drywall.
Synonyms
• sheetrock
Source: Wiktionary
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