Sheetrock

Sheetrock
1. noun
a) Drywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
b) Any of the various thicknesses and grades of such material.
2. verb
To install and finish Sheetrock.

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  • Sheetrock — trademark used for drywall …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Sheetrock —  , for a type of plasterboard, is a trademark …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Sheetrock — n. brand name for a plasterboard made of paper bonded to a gypsum plaster core …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Sheetrock — Sheet•rock [[t]ˈʃitˌrɒk[/t]] bui trm a brand name for a plasterboard of gypsum between paper sheet′rock , v.t. v.i. rocked, rock•ing …   From formal English to slang

  • Sheetrock — noun a kind of plasterboard • Usage Domain: ↑trademark • Hypernyms: ↑plasterboard, ↑gypsum board …   Useful english dictionary

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