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drywall.

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdraɪˌwɔl/General-American
  1. A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A wall made of this.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A stone wall constructed without mortar or cement.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From dry + wall.

verb/ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdraɪˌwɔl/General-American
  1. To install and finish drywall.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From dry + wall.

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