Putty

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A doughlike cement made by mixing whiting and linseed oil, used to fill holes in woodwork and secure panes of glass.
  • noun. A substance with a similar consistency or function.
  • noun. A fine lime cement used as a finishing coat on plaster.
  • noun. A yellowish or light brownish gray to grayish yellow or light grayish brown.
  • transitive verb. To fill, cover, or secure with putty.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cement with putty; fill up with putty.
  • noun. A composition golf-ball, no longer in use.
  • noun. Same as puttee.
  • noun. A kind of paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed-oil, mixed to the consistence of dough.
  • noun. A powder of oxid of tin, used in polishing glass and steel: sometimes called jewelers' putty.
  • noun. A very fine cement, used by plasterers and stone-masons, made of lime only. See the quotation.
  • noun. A mixture of ground materials in which in potteries earthenware is dipped for glazing.
  • noun. A mixture of clay and horse-dung used in making molds in foundries.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used by soldiers, etc.
  • noun. A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes.
  • noun. A ball made of composition and not gutta percha.
  • noun. an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal, precious stones, etc.
  • transitive verb. To cement, or stop, with putty.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.
  • noun. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.
  • noun. Any of a range of similar substances.
  • verb. to fix something using putty
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
  • verb. apply putty in order to fix or fill
  • Word Usage
    ""I reckon that's what I call putty good," said the scout, a smile creeping over his bronzed face."
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    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    apply  cement  filler  put on  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    cutty  nutty  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beeswax  cement  filler  glue  goo  
    variant
    puttied  
    verb-form