dry wall

dry·wall

D5419500 (drī′wôl′)n.1. A building material consisting of rectangular sections usually made of a gypsum plaster core bonded between layers of heavy paper, used especially in the construction of interior walls and ceilings. Also called gypsum board, plasterboard, wallboard.2. also dry wall A wall constructed from rocks that are not cemented together.tr.v. dry·walled, dry·wall·ing, dry·walls 1. To construct (a wall or ceiling) using drywall.2. To construct a wall or ceiling in (a room or building) using drywall.

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dry′wall′er n.

dry′ wall`

n. 1. Also, dry′wall`. a. an interior wall made of a prefabricated dry material. b. a material, as wallboard or plasterboard, used for such a wall. 2. a masonry or stone wall laid up without mortar. [1820–30] dry′-wall`, v.t. adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dry wall - 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 housesdrywall, wallboardbeaver board - a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulpboard - a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"fiberboard, fibreboard, particle board - wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheetsgypsum board, plasterboard - wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls
	2.	dry wall - a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortardry-stone walldry masonry - masonry without mortarstone wall - a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields