drywall
noun
dry·wall
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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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Coastal areas that have experienced floods in the past will likely have protocols for picking up and handling debris such as drywall and large furniture. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "After Hurricane Dorian: Your house has flooded. Here's what you should do next.," 3 Sep. 2019 There was one part of the building that Mr. Cannon was unwilling to part with, however: the section of drywall that Mr. Hammons had painted red with gold ornamentation in 1995 as part of a chance installation. — Colin Moynihan, New York Times, "Steve Cannon, Whose Townhouse Was an East Village Salon, Dies at 84," 16 July 2019 First, test a wallpaper seam with the tip of a metal putty knife, taking care not to gouge the drywall with the knife. — Country Living Staff, Country Living, "The Best (and Easiest) Ways to Remove Wallpaper," 7 June 2019 The quiet comes from the heavy cork padding under the wooden floors and a layer of acoustic insulation sandwiched between a double-layer of drywall. — Howie Kahn, WSJ, "The Hotel Where Youâll Be âSleep-Coachedâ Into Bed," 27 Mar. 2019 Insurance would cover the interior damage (drywall and paint), but the roof was on us. — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, "Need a new roof? 7 pro tips to help you choose those shingles," 21 Aug. 2019 Six weeks before debut, maintenance workers painted drywall and swept floors over the whir of industrial fans. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "A sneak peek at Fort Lauderdaleâs first food hall," 15 Aug. 2019 In the course of fixing a mysterious leak in her bathroom last fall, a plumber left a gaping hole in the drywall behind her toilet, allowing roaches and rodents to invade Ralphâs apartment. — Danielle Ohl, ProPublica, "Trump Called Baltimore âVermin Infestedâ While the Federal Government Fails to Clean Up Rodents in Subsidized Housing," 14 Aug. 2019 The carpenters picketed two sites, in St. Paul and Minneapolis, where the drywall and painting company was working Friday. — Christopher Magan, Twin Cities, "Carpenters picket to highlight wage theft laws; contractors targeted dispute claims," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drywall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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drywall
noun
English Language Learners Definition of drywall
US
: 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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