drywall

noun

dry·​wall ˈdrī-ˌwȯl How to pronounce drywall (audio)
: a board made of several plies of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a hardened gypsum plaster core and used especially as wallboard

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His mother was a homemaker and his father owned a plaster company that made drywall. News Desk, Artforum, 22 Mar. 2026 Super-insulated plywood construction minimizes the use of steel, and like most of Holl’s other properties, there’s notably no drywall, nor any cosmetic finish. Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2026 Roofing and other soft material such as drywall will be sent to landfills. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026 Inside, the walls are gray concrete, an unconventional choice for an art museum, where drywall—easily patched and repainted—is most often the norm. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drywall

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First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of drywall was in 1950

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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.

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drywall

noun
dry·​wall ˈdrī-ˌwȯl How to pronounce drywall (audio)
: a board made of layers of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a plaster core
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