sheetrock

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noun

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

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Meanings

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nounsheetrock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall.
verbsheetrock (third-person singular simple present sheetrocks, present participle sheetrocking, simple past and past participle sheetrocked)

present singular third person sheetrocks · participle present sheetrocking · participle past sheetrocked · past sheetrocked

  1. transitiveTo install and finish sheetrock.

Sheetrock2

nounSheetrock (countable and uncountable, plural Sheetrocks)

plural Sheetrocks

  1. uncountableDrywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
  2. countableAny of the various thicknesses and grades of such material.
  3. countableuncountableA wall made of this.
verbSheetrock (third-person singular simple present Sheetrocks, present participle Sheetrocking, simple past and past participle Sheetrocked)

present singular third person Sheetrocks · participle present Sheetrocking · participle past Sheetrocked · past Sheetrocked

  1. transitiveTo install and finish Sheetrock.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

sheetrock · noun, verb

Genericized trademark (originally, and also, Sheetrock); from sheet + rock.

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Sheetrock · noun, verb

From sheet + rock.

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Cite this entry
APA

sheetrock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheetrock

MLA

“sheetrock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheetrock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheetrock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheetrock.

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