单词 | putty |
释义 | putty (once / 4741 pages) nv Putty is the clay-like substance you can use to fill holes in a wall before painting it, or to secure a piece of glass in a window frame. Putty comes in different colors and consistencies, but it's generally a very soft doughy material that can fit it small or awkward spaces and hardens after a certain amount of time. Before painting a wall, you might want to putty any holes or cracks, using a putty knife. After the putty dries, you can sand it smooth. The word comes from the French potée, "polishing powder." WORD FAMILYputty: puttied, putties, puttying USAGE EXAMPLESAt Spectrum Toy Store, her kids pulled toys from the shelves, played with putty and tried on chewable silicone jewelry before she bought some. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) He bought equipment including pincers, heavy-duty scissors, a putty knife, plastic buckets, carpet cleaner and a perforated metal sheet from a hardware store. The Guardian(Dec 12, 2016) The putty was at least ten times more sensitive than other nanocomposite sensors. Nature(Dec 07, 2016) 1n a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass Hyper cement something that hardens to act as adhesive material fillerused for filling cracks or holes in a surface 2v apply putty in order to fix or fill putty the window sash Hyper apply, put on apply to a surface |
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