Definition of drywall
: 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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Fire spread rapidly since there was no drywall to stop it, Kiely said.
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Instead, deputies found the man's clothes in a backpack hidden in some drywall in a restroom under construction.
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In an older home (pre-1960), the walls may be be built with plaster and lath, which is much more difficult and too costly to navigate around, compared to drywall.
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Mine: Artest ripped a framed photo of himself out of a Berto Center hallway after Krause traded him to the Pacers on Feb. 19, 2002, tucking it under his arm and leaving a gaping hole in the drywall.
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There, cops found a knife holder on the floor, two broken chairs, broken glass and dents in the drywall.
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Deputies later found that the man had hidden his bag in a hole in the drywall in the restroom.
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Nothing is being kept in that house – not even the drywall.
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Plumbing and electrical work was done in stages; some before insulation and drywall and some after.
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First Known Use of drywall
1950
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Definition of drywall for English Language Learners
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: building material that is used for making walls and ceilings and that is made of large sheets of plaster covered with thick paper
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