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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