WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dry′ wall′, [Building Trades.]
dry-wall (drī′wôl′),USA pronunciation v.t.
adj.
- BuildingAlso, dry′wall′.
- an interior wall or partition finished in a dry material, usually in the form of prefabricated sheets or panels nailed to studs, as distinguished from one that is plastered.
- a material, as wallboard or plasterboard, used for such a wall.
- Buildinga masonry or stone wall laid up without mortar.
- 1770–80, for earlier sense
dry-wall (drī′wôl′),USA pronunciation v.t.
- Buildingto construct or renovate with dry wall:to dry-wall the interior of a house.
adj.
- Buildingof, pertaining to, or having dry wall.