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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According to the listing, the property features refinished original hardwood floors, large front porches, a rear deck, new drywall, plumbing, electrical and windows. Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025 Flooring and drywall has to be ripped out and replaced. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Aurelie Flores, a Globe resident and chairperson for the Globe High School Alumni Association, shared images on Facebook of a unique discovery during the cleanup of the dance studio — a mural hidden behind drywall with mariachi singers, likely hidden for decades. Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Mold, drywall holes and plumbing issues were among the most common. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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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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