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Definition of plasterboard

plasterboard

/ˈplæstərbɔːrd/
plas · ter · board

Plural:plasterboards
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Past Simple:plasterboarded
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Past Participle:plasterboarded
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Present Participle:plasterboarding
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plasterboard Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

British A rigid building panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick sheets of paper, used to form interior walls and ceilings.

Example

"The builders screwed sheets of plasterboard onto the timber frame to create the partition wall."

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• verb

1

British To line or cover an interior wall or ceiling with panels of gypsum plasterboard.

Example

"It took the contractors two days to plasterboard the entire loft conversion before skimming it."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Plasterboard. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/plasterboard
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