putty

[US]/'pʌtɪ/
[UK]/ˈpʌti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a soft, flexible substance used for filling gaps or cracks in something, especially to secure glass in a window frame
vt. to secure or fill with a soft, flexible substance; to manipulate or control someone's actions.
Word Forms
Present Participleputtying
Past Tenseputtied
Pluralputties
Past Participleputtied
Third Person Singularputties

Phrases & Collocations

polyester putty

putty powder

putty knife

Example Sentences

As soon as she starts crying, I’m putty in her hands.

P154 Multifunctional Ground Attritor applies to mattess and epoxy putty grinding and ground cleaning and wax-polishing.

Application of polyurethane enamel on farmer trucks with key points in the processes of phosphating, priming, atomic ash puttying and enamel spraying is described.

She used putty to fill in the holes in the wall.

The window frame was sealed with putty.

He sculpted a beautiful figure out of putty.

The artist used putty to create texture in the painting.

The plumber fixed the leaky pipe with putty.

The putty dried quickly in the sun.

She kneaded the putty until it was smooth.

The putty hardened into a solid mass.

The putty can be molded into different shapes.

He patched up the cracks in the wall with putty.

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