noun

drywall

plasterboard

We need to install the drywall tomorrow.

We need to install the plasterboard tomorrow.

He punched a hole in the drywall.

He punched a hole in the plasterboard.

((to install drywall)) to put up plasterboard We need to install the drywall.

Synonyms: plasterboard, sheetrock, gypsum board

A compound word from 'dry' and 'wall'. It refers to a method of construction that doesn't use wet plaster.

Think of it literally: a 'dry wall' is a wall made without wet materials like plaster.

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