Putty

Word PUTTY
Character 5
Hyphenation put ty
Pronunciations /ˈpʌti/

Definitions and meanings of "Putty"

What do we mean by putty?

A doughlike cement made by mixing whiting and linseed oil, used to fill holes in woodwork and secure panes of glass. noun

A substance with a similar consistency or function. noun

A fine lime cement used as a finishing coat on plaster. noun

A yellowish or light brownish gray to grayish yellow or light grayish brown. noun

To fill, cover, or secure with putty. transitive verb

To cement with putty; fill up with putty.

A kind of paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed-oil, mixed to the consistence of dough. noun

A powder of oxid of tin, used in polishing glass and steel: sometimes called jewelers' putty. noun

A very fine cement, used by plasterers and stone-masons, made of lime only. See the quotation. noun

A mixture of ground materials in which in potteries earthenware is dipped for glazing. noun

A mixture of clay and horse-dung used in making molds in foundries. noun

A composition golf-ball, no longer in use. noun

Same as puttee. noun

A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes. noun

A ball made of composition and not gutta percha. noun

An oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal, precious stones, etc. noun

A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used by soldiers, etc. noun

To cement, or stop, with putty. transitive verb

Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty. adjective

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.

Any of a range of similar substances.

A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.

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The word "putty" in example sentences

"I reckon that's what I call putty good," said the scout, a smile creeping over his bronzed face. ❋ An Old Scout (N/A)

Buy something in each store so that the final price of poster putty is 1.65 plus $20 for each store visited - bonus if the number exceeds three. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was called Rayedit (designed by Raytheon, the makers of the Patriot missile!), and it featured hulking cathode ray tubes sheathed in putty-colored metal and keyboards the size of Samsonite suitcases. ❋ John Kelly (2010)

Silly putty is made of silicone oil and boric acid, it may be nontoxic to us, but i don't know how book pages or matte finished djs would react. ❋ Unknown (2009)

 The putty is strong enough to hold up to 300 lbs.  ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ell.), which has the name putty-root, probably from the same property of gumminess and adhesiveness. ❋ Unknown (1863)

Lime putty, which is an excellent building material, can be stored indefinitely under moist conditions. ❋ Unknown (1988)

The Choctaw [Footnote: Romans, p. 70, Bossu, Vol. I, p. 308.] boys made use of a cane stalk, eight or nine feet in length, from which the obstructions at the joints had been removed, much as boys use what is called a putty blower. ❋ Andrew McFarland Davis (N/A)

Find a flat knife, such as putty knife or a baker's scraper cutter. ❋ Anne-Marie (2007)

It is a bit eye-scorcing, but I must say that I prefer this to the endless shades of "putty" that prevail in some of the tonier neighborhoods. ❋ Slimbolala (2006)

There were two sections, the older, in which Spanish was spoken and in which stock raising was the main occupation, and the Mormon settlement, a mile up the valley, in which there was effort to exist by agriculture on what was called a "putty" soil, with lack of sufficient water supply. ❋ James H. McClintock (N/A)

Boiled oil 20.4 lbs. Another kind of putty, for the same purpose, is made by mixing fine sifted oak sawdust with linseed oil which has been boiled till glutinous. ❋ United States. Navy Dept. Bureau Of Ordnance (N/A)

"Upstairs at Olga's all the floors were that way," said Margery, "and they had a man come and sandpaper 'em and put kind of putty stuff in the cracks and oil and wax 'em and they look fine." ❋ Honor�� Morrow (1910)

But though the "putty" effect wears off, there remains an impression of stoicism that never fades away. ❋ Sidney Lewis Gulick (1902)

A copy of a July 15 PowerPoint presentation by a team working through the tile issues described numerous problems with the putty, which is made of two compounds taken to space and blended by the "goo gun" before application." ❋ Unknown (2005)

The models are mostly made out of plastic, fiber glass and Bondo, a kind of putty often used by car body shops. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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