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Putty

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Noun

1. putty

a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass

Verb

2. putty

apply putty in order to fix or fill

Example Sentences:
'putty the window sash'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Putty

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noun plural -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.  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.  up to putty
verb -ties, -tying or -tied
9. (transitive)
to fix, fill, or coat with putty

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Putty

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noun
1. 
a. 
a soft, plastic mixture of finely powdered chalk and linseed oil, used to secure glass panes, fill small cracks, etc.
b. 
any substance like this in consistency, use, etc.
2. 
putty powder
3. 
a cement of quicklime and water, mixed with plaster of Paris or sand for use as a finishing coat in plastering
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈputtied or ˈputtying
4. 
to cement, fix, cover, or fill with putty

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Putty

see synonyms of putty
n. pl. put·ties
1.
a. A doughlike cement made by mixing whiting and linseed oil, used to fill holes in woodwork and secure panes of glass.
b. A substance with a similar consistency or function.
2. A fine lime cement used as a finishing coat on plaster.
3. A yellowish or light brownish gray to grayish yellow or light grayish brown.
tr.v. put·tied, put·ty·ing, put·ties
To fill, cover, or secure with putty.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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