putty
/ˈpʌti/
putty noun: a form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass. Also the alternative form of puttee.
Noun
putty (countable and uncountable, plural putties)
- A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
- An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.
- A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.
- A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.
Adjective
putty (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.
Verb
putty (third-person singular simple present putties, present participle puttying, simple past and past participle puttied)
Proper noun capitalized: Putty
Putty
- A locality in the Hawkesbury council area and the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Also used as
putty is also the alternative form of puttee.
putty meaning in Indonesian and Persian
putty in Indonesian
- a form of cement
- dempul
putty in Persian
- a form of cement
- زاماسکه zâmâske
Examples of putty in a sentence
- To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.
- Before new glazier's putty can be applied, the various bits of old glazing must be scraped off.
- He used a piece of putty to temporarily bung up the leaking gutter.
Forms of putty
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | putties |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | putties |
| present participle | puttying |
| past participle | puttied |
| past | puttied |
Origin of putty
Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.
Words formed from putty
Phrases with putty
Words that rhyme with putty
Questions about putty
- What does putty mean?
- Putty means a form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
- What is putty in Indonesian?
- Putty in Indonesian is dempul. See Putty meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is putty?
- Putty can be a noun, an adjective, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce putty?
- Putty is pronounced /ˈpʌti/.
- What is the plural of putty?
- The plural of putty is putties.
Words near putty in the dictionary
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