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

Near the shopping center, there are homes and other businesses in various stages of reconstruction, some nearly complete, others with just framing or drywall. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

There was a closet full of phones people had thrown at the wall and dents in the drywall nobody ever explained. — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

To prevent mold, run fans and dehumidifiers, and remove any materials that can’t completely dry, such as wet carpet, insulation, or drywall, Mansfield says. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 8 Aug. 2026

Windows are still bowed, drywall has been ripped down, and mold is growing inside the music room. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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