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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Construction workers stayed home in droves, roofing and drywall jobs halted, nannies refused to take their young charges to parks and some normally busy neighborhoods became sudden ghost towns. Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 4 July 2025 Damage to Lowery, Lowery and Cherry's law office on the southeast quadrant of the square included broken windows with glass scattered throughout the first floor, metal lodged in the wall and floor, front door, light and drywall damage, attorney Jeff Lowery said. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 New home constructions often rely on goods such as softwood timber from Canada and gypsum, a key product for cement and drywall, from Mexico. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 The skills taught in the program cover the basics of carpentry, plumbing, electrical work and drywall installation. Pat Maio, Oc Register, 26 June 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 10 Jul. 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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