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SHEETROCK
Sheetrock
(noun) a kind of plasterboard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Sheetrock (countable and uncountable, plural Sheetrocks)
(uncountable) 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.
(countable) Any of the various thicknesses and grades of such material.
A wall made of this.
Usage notes
• “Sheetrock” may be a trademark, at least when applied to the building material. Drywall and plasterboard are generic terms.
Verb
Sheetrock (third-person singular simple present Sheetrocks, present participle Sheetrocking, simple past and past participle Sheetrocked)
To install and finish Sheetrock.
Etymology
Noun
sheetrock (uncountable)
(uncountable) A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall
Synonyms
• drywall
Verb
sheetrock (third-person singular simple present sheetrocks, present participle sheetrocking, simple past and past participle sheetrocked)
To install and finish sheetrock.
Synonyms
• drywall
Source: Wiktionary
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