dry wall
Also drywall .
an interior wall or partition finished in a dry material, usually in the form of prefabricated sheets or panels nailed to studs, as distinguished from one that is plastered.
a material, as wallboard or plasterboard, used for such a wall.
a masonry or stone wall laid up without mortar.
Origin of dry wall
1Other definitions for dry-wall (2 of 2)
to construct or renovate with dry wall: to dry-wall the interior of a house.
of, relating to, or having dry wall.
Origin of dry-wall
2Other words from dry-wall
- drywaller, noun
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How to use dry wall in a sentence
The World War I memorial has waited 96 years, and drywall safety seems like the definition of optional.
Media reports on problems with Chinese-made drywall, or on lead paint in Chinese-made toys, have made parents think beyond price.
Just five days after the disaster, acres of wet drywall had already been ripped out and replaced with fresh sheets.
How Hurricane Sandy Rocked the Art Galleries in Chelsea | Blake Gopnik | November 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to a police report, the water flooded the bedroom and caused drywall in the garage to collapse.
Zimmerman’s Twin Lakes Community Was on Edge Before Trayvon Shooting | Amy Green | March 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Westinghousers had cut through the walls with drywall knives to join all the stores together.
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