putty
Use Putty in a sentence
Ads
Download Putty www.gufile.com/Putty Get the Latest Version of Putty 100% Free!
Dictionary.com's Mobile Apps www.dictionary.com/mobile Ad-Free, Offline Content, Audio Pronunciation and More! Take Millions of Words With You Everywhere. Download Now!
i noun
1.
a compound of whiting and linseed oil, of a doughlike consistency when fresh, used to secure windowpanes, patch woodwork defects, etc.
2.
any of various other compounds used for similar purposes.
3.
any of various substances for sealing the joints of tubes or pipes, composed of linseed oil with red lead, white lead, iron oxide, etc.
4.
a creamy mixture of lime and water, partially dried and mixed with sand and plaster of Paris to make a finish plaster coat.
5.
verb (used with object)
8.
to secure, cover, etc., with putty.
00:10
Putty
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is kibitz. Does it mean:
| chat, to converse |
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
9.
up to putty, Australian Slang. worthless or useless.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To putty
Collins
World English Dictionary
puttee or putty (ˈpʌtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -tees, -ties | |
| (usually plural) a strip of cloth worn wound around the legs from the ankle to the knee, esp as part of a military uniform in World War I | |
| [C19: from Hindi pattī, from Sanskrit pattikā, from patta cloth] | |
| putty or putty | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Hindi pattī, from Sanskrit pattikā, from patta cloth] | |
| putty (ˈpʌtɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a stiff paste made of whiting and linseed oil that is used to fix glass panes into frames and to fill cracks or holes in woodwork, etc |
| 2. | any substance with a similar consistency, function, or appearance |
| 3. | a mixture of lime and water with sand or plaster of Paris used on plaster as a finishing coat |
| 4. | (as modifier): a putty knife |
| 5. | See putty powder |
| 6. | a person who is easily influenced or persuaded: he's putty in her hands |
| 7. | a. a colour varying from a greyish-yellow to a greyish-brown or brownish-grey |
| b. (as adjective): putty-coloured | |
| 8. | informal (Austral) up to putty worthless or useless |
| —vb , -ties, -ties, -tying, -tied | |
| 9. | (tr) to fix, fill, or coat with putty |
| [C17: from French potée a potful] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
putty
1633, from Fr. potée "polishing powder" (12c.), originally "pot-full, contents of a pot," from O.Fr. pot "container" (see pot (1)). Meaning "soft mixture for sealing window panes" first recorded 1706. Fig. use in ref. to one easily influenced is from 1924.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
putty
cementing material made of whiting (finely powdered calcium carbonate) and boiled linseed oil. It is beaten or kneaded to the consistency of dough and is used to secure sheets of glass in sashes, to stop crevices in woodwork, and to fill nail holes. Whiting putty of a high grade consists of 85 to 90 percent whiting blended with 10 to 15 percent boiled linseed oil. White-lead whiting putty has an admixture of 10 percent white lead, reducing the amount of whiting proportionately. Prepared putty should roll freely in the hands without exuding oil. Synthetic glazing and filling compounds have supplanted putty in many applications
Learn more about putty with a free trial on Britannica.com.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
To test removing it, try lifting the corner of a piece with a putty knife.
They then become putty in the hands of their would-be helpers.
The outer core heats the mantle's bottom rocks into buoyant putty, which rises toward the crust, as if in a lava lamp.
When the heat diminished, and the lime and water were thoroughly mixed, the lime putty that resulted was used to make plaster.
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
