PLASTERBOARD

plasterboard, gypsum board

(noun) wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plasterboard (plural plasterboards)

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)

(transitive) To fit or reinforce with plasterboard.

Source: Wiktionary



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BACK

(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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