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wallboard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drywall, dry wall

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: board

Narrower terms: beaver board, fiberboard, fibreboard, particle board, plasterboard, gypsum board

History

Etymology

From wall + board.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гипсокартон (gipsokarton) — a construction material of premade boards used for walls and ceilings
  • Finnish: kipsilevy — a construction material of premade boards used for walls and ceilings
  • Hungarian: gipszkarton — a construction material of premade boards used for walls and ceilings
  • Irish: ballachlár — a construction material of premade boards used for walls and ceilings