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View usage for: (pʌti) uncountable nounPutty is a stiff paste used to fix sheets of glass into window frames. (ˈpʌtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties1. 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 verbWord forms: -ties, -tying or -tied9. (transitive) to fix, fill, or coat with putty Word origin C17: from French potée a potful putty in American English (ˈpʌti) noun1. 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. 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 ˈputtying4. to cement, fix, cover, or fill with putty Word origin Fr potée, calcined tin, brass, lit., potful < pot, pot 1More idioms containingputty putty in your hands Examples of 'putty' in a sentenceputty Word lists withputty blackAll related terms of 'putty' |