Wallboard

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A construction material of pre-made boards used for walls and ceilings, usually a gypsum core with a paper surface. countable, uncountable

    "Hooks come with screws for use in plaster or wood and toggles for use in wallboard. One hook should be sufficient to swag a lamp from a ceiling outlet."

  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Synonyms

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drywallasphaltclapboardconcretedry wallgypsum board

Example

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"Hooks come with screws for use in plaster or wood and toggles for use in wallboard. One hook should be sufficient to swag a lamp from a ceiling outlet."

Etymology

From wall + board.

Related phrases

cement boardgypsum plaster

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