drywall

ˈdraɪˌwɔl

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Definition of drywall - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

home renovation

building material used to make interior walls and ceilings

The contractor ordered more drywall for the new office building..

gypsum board

plasterboard

wallboard

structure

wall made from drywall material

The drywall in the hallway needs repair.

gypsum board

plasterboard

rural masonry

Dated

stone wall built without mortar

Dated

The garden features a beautiful drywall.

dry stone wall

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building material used to make interior walls and ceilings
stone wall built without mortar

Origin of drywall

English, dry (without moisture) + wall (structure)

Terms with drywall included in their meaning

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mud

construction

plaster-like mixture used to texture drywall

dry walling

installation

the process of installing drywall

dry walling

indoor build

construction using drywall panels for walls or ceilings

dry walling

adj.

construction

related to the installation of drywall

greenboard

construction

type of drywall with moisture-resistant properties

mudded

adj.

construction

treated with drywall mud for smoothing

Sheetrock

construction

brand name for a type of drywall used in building construction

Examples of drywall in a sentence

Drywall dust covered the entire room.
They painted the drywall before moving in.
A crack appeared in the basement drywall.
They admired the ancient drywall on the hike.
The property was bordered by a sturdy drywall.

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French:placo, une cloison sèche, ...
German:Gipskartonplatte, Trockenbauwand, ...
Italian:cartongesso, parete in cartongesso, ...
Spanish:tablaroca, tabique de cartón yeso, ...
Portuguese:gesso cartonado, parede de gesso cartonado, ...
Chinese:石膏板, 石膏板墙, ...
Japanese:ドライウォール, 石膏ボードの壁, ...
Arabic:أَلْواحُ الجِبْس, جِدار جاف, ...
Hebrew:גֶּבֶס, קִיר גֶּבֶס, ...
Russian:гипсокартон, гипсокартонная стена, ...
Ukrainian:гіпсокартон, гіпсокартонна стіна, ...
Hindi:प्लास्टरबोर्ड, जिप्सम बोर्ड की दीवार, ...
Bengali:ড্রাইওয়াল, ড্রাইওয়ালের দেয়াল, ...
Catalan:pladur, envà de placa de guix laminat, ...
Czech:sádrokarton, sádrokartonová příčka, ...
Danish:gipsplade, en gipsvæg, ...
Dutch:gipsplaat, gipsplaatwand, ...
Greek:γυψοσανίδα, τοίχος από γυψοσανίδα, ...
Hungarian:gipszkarton, gipszkarton fal, ...
Khmer:បន្ទះជញ្ជាំងស្ងួត, ជញ្ជាំងបន្ទះស្ងួត, ...
Korean:석고보드, 석고보드 벽, ...
Persian:گچ برگ, دیوار گچی, ...
Polish:płyta gipsowo-kartonowa, ścianka z płyt gipsowo-kartonowych, ...
Portuguese (BR):drywall, parede de drywall, ...
Romanian:perete uscat, perete din gips-carton, ...
Swedish:gipsskiva, en gipsskivevägg, ...
Thai:แผ่นยิปซัม, ผนังยิปซัมบอร์ด, ...
Turkish:alçıpan, alçıpan duvar, ...
Vietnamese:tấm thạch cao, tường thạch cao, ...

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