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Sheetrock vs Mortar - What's the difference?

sheetrock | mortar |

As nouns the difference between sheetrock and mortar

is that sheetrock is (uncountable) a building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings; drywall while mortar is .

As a verb sheetrock

is to install and finish sheetrock.

sheetrock

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Drywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
  • (countable) Any of the various thicknesses and grades of such material.
  • A wall made of this.

    • Usage notes

    * “Sheetrock” may be a trademark, at least when applied to the building material. Drywall and plasterboard are generic terms.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To install and finish Sheetrock.

    • mortar

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones.
  • (countable, military) A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
  • (countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

    • Derived terms

    * mortarboard

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
  • To fire a mortar (weapon)

    • Related terms

    * bricks and mortar

    See also

    * gun * howitzer ----