GYPSUM BOARD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls

Synonyms:

gypsum board; plasterboard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gypsum board" is a kind of...):

dry wall; drywall; wallboard (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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gypsum board"):

Sheetrock (a kind of plasterboard)

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