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

In renovating the space, Leandro leaned into its historic texture, exposing brick walls and the charred wood beams in the family room, and stripping off drywall to reveal the original ceiling structure on the upper floor. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026

Common construction materials such as drywall, brick, plaster, metal ducts, and concrete can absorb or reflect radio frequencies at varying rates. — K.h. Koehler, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026

Phenomenal energy, and the world outside, cocooned behind high-grade drywall. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Opening the windows in high humidity introduces excess moisture into the home, which can seep into drywall, furniture, and flooring. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 1 Sep. 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