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PLASTERBOARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("plasterboard" 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 "plasterboard"):
Sheetrock (a kind of plasterboard)