: 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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For example, any fist-sized holes in the drywall could be patched up.
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Early results show no asbestos in the drywall at the school.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
To hang drywall, every 100 square feet of the sheets needs about 125 screws.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
The extensive damage caused by the broken water pipe included soaking drywall several feet up from the floor, Schoon said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Early results show no asbestos in the drywall at the school.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
To hang drywall, every 100 square feet of the sheets needs about 125 screws.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
The extensive damage caused by the broken water pipe included soaking drywall several feet up from the floor, Schoon said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 24 May. 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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