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putty knives

putty knives is the plural of putty knife.

Meaning of putty knife

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

Questions about putty knives

What is putty knives the plural of?
Putty knives is the plural of putty knife.

Words near putty knives in the dictionary

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

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