drywall

noun

dry·​wall ˈdrī-ˌwȯl 

: a board made of several plies of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a hardened gypsum plaster core and used especially as wallboard

Examples of drywall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The forecast said nearly 70% of all lumber imports come from Canada and roughly the same percentage of all gypsum imports, a major component of drywall, are from Mexico. —David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025

Multiple layers of plaster, paneling and drywall were removed. —Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 30 Nov. 2025

At the lowest rungs, immigrants make up a higher percentage of trades such as plasterers and stucco masons, drywall and ceiling tile installers, roofers, painters and flooring installers, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). —Scott Neuman, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025

Mitchell participated in building her home, coming down on Thursdays and Saturdays to help paint, hang doors, and do drywall. —Annie Elming, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drywall

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

drywall

noun

dry·​wall ˈdrī-ˌwȯl 

: a board made of layers of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a plaster core