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putty knife

putty knife noun: a hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions.

putty knife: a hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame...
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Noun

putty knife (plural putty knives)

  1. A hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions.
  2. A similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks.
    Synonyms:
    spatula

putty knife meaning in Tamil

putty knife in Tamil

பசைக்கத்தி, மக்குக் கத்தி, மக்குக்கத்தி

Synonyms of putty knife

Forms of putty knife

pluralputty knives

Questions about putty knife

What does putty knife mean?
Putty knife means a hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions.
What is putty knife in Tamil?
Putty knife in Tamil is பசைக்கத்தி, மக்குக் கத்தி, மக்குக்கத்தி. See Putty knife meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is putty knife?
Putty knife is a noun.
What is the plural of putty knife?
The plural of putty knife is putty knives.

Words near putty knife in the dictionary

  1. puttuns
  2. putty
  3. putty in someone's fingers
  4. putty in someone's hands
  5. putty in the hands of someone
  6. putty knife
  7. putty knives
  8. putty medal
  9. putty medals
  10. putty powder
  11. putty powders

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