Definitions
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- noun a
construction material of pre-madeboards used forwalls andceilings , usually agypsum -core with apaper surface.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses
Etymologies
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Examples
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Chip Litherland for the Wall Street Journal Builders have been disclosing their exposure to allegedly defective drywall -- also known as wallboard -- imported from China during the housing boom.
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Much of the problematic drywall, which is also known as wallboard or plasterboard, was manufactured in China.
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Drywall, also known as wallboard, is made from gypsum coated with paper and is used in walls and ceilings.
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Drywall, also known as wallboard, is made from gypsum coated with paper and is used in walls and ceilings.
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Drywall, also known as wallboard, is a layer of gypsum pressed between two sheets of paper and is used to construct walls and ceilings in houses.
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Drywall, also known as wallboard, is made from gypsum coated with paper and is used in walls and ceilings.
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American construction companies imported the drywall, also known as wallboard or gypsum board, at the height of the housing boom, when building materials were in short supply.
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American construction companies imported the drywall, also known as wallboard or gypsum board, at the height of the housing boom, when building materials were in short supply.
WRAL.com Top Stories 2009
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American construction companies imported the drywall, also known as wallboard or gypsum board, at the height of the housing boom, when building materials were in short supply.
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The substance is used to make what is known as wallboard, the building material that forms the smooth walls of homes, offices, commercial buildings and virtually any other building around.
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