: 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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There is the lump on the wall near the entryway, patched after the girl, now 17, busted through the drywall.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Ask the Builder: Adding a new bathroom is challenging
Remove the electrical outlet and switch cover plates, and no doubt there will be a gap between the electrical box and the drywall.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
However, if the drywall develops large vertical, horizontal, or diagonal cracks, this is a sign that the foundation is unstable.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
Recommended Peace Amid Gaza ceasefire’s uncertainty, Palestinians focus on survival
The mangroves Ms. Killian guides tourists through were filled with plastic bags, drywall, and splintered two-by-fours.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Ask the Builder: Adding a new bathroom is challenging
Remove the electrical outlet and switch cover plates, and no doubt there will be a gap between the electrical box and the drywall.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
However, if the drywall develops large vertical, horizontal, or diagonal cracks, this is a sign that the foundation is unstable.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
Recommended Peace Amid Gaza ceasefire’s uncertainty, Palestinians focus on survival
The mangroves Ms. Killian guides tourists through were filled with plastic bags, drywall, and splintered two-by-fours.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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drywall
noun
dry·wall
ˈdrī-ˌwȯl 
: a board made of layers of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a plaster core
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