dry wall

¹ American  

noun

Building Trades.

1. Also drywall

   1. 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.

   2. a material, as wallboard or plasterboard, used for such a wall.

2. a masonry or stone wall laid up without mortar.

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dry-wall ² American  

[drahy-wawl] / ˈdraɪˌwɔl /

verb (used with object)

1. to construct or renovate with dry wall.

   to dry-wall the interior of a house.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or having dry wall.

Other Word Forms

• drywaller noun

Etymology

Origin of dry wall¹

1770–80, for earlier sense

Origin of dry-wall²

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

The gas can follow air currents through vents, tiny holes and even dry wall, sometimes ending up far away from the original source of the leak.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2022

But Yandell, who runs the steel studs and dry wall contractor Katwall, is frustrated with the city’s apparent inability to keep Sodo clean and safe, she said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2016

Before you know it, the two women have bought a house together, with the blue-collar Andree providing sweat equity by knocking down the old space and handling the dry wall for the remodel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2015

Now it’s all gone, along with the sheet rock and the dry wall, leaving the exposed skeleton of the house’s interior.

From Time • Nov. 9, 2012

This had become his uniform since he had decided to take some time off from fixing up houses—stripping floors, dry wall, the whole nine.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds