sheetrock

See also: Sheetrock and sheet rock

English

Etymology

A proprietary name (originally, and also, Sheetrock); from sheet +‎ rock.

Noun

sheetrock (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:drywall

Translations

• See drywall § Translations.

See also

• cement board
• gypsum plaster
• lath
• plaster

Verb

sheetrock (third-person singular simple present sheetrocks, present participle sheetrocking, simple past and past participle sheetrocked)

1. To install and finish sheetrock.

Synonyms

• drywall

See also

• plaster