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putty

(pʌti)

uncountable noun

Putty is a stiff paste used to fix sheets of glass into window frames.

putty in British English

(ˈpʌtɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -ties

a stiff paste made of whiting and linseed oil that is used to fix glass panes into frames and to fill cracks or holes in woodwork, etc

any substance with a similar consistency, function, or appearance

a mixture of lime and water with sand or plaster of Paris used on plaster as a finishing coat

(as modifier)

a putty knife

5. putty powder

a person who is easily influenced or persuaded

he's putty in her hands

a colour varying from a greyish-yellow to a greyish-brown or brownish-grey

(as adjective)

putty-coloured

8. up to putty

verbWord forms: -ties, -tying or -tied

9. (transitive)

to fix, fill, or coat with putty

Word origin

C17: from French potée a potful

putty in American English

(ˈpʌti)

noun

a soft, plastic mixture of finely powdered chalk and linseed oil, used to secure glass panes, fill small cracks, etc.

any substance like this in consistency, use, etc.

putty powder

a cement of quicklime and water, mixed with plaster of Paris or sand for use as a finishing coat in plastering

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈputtied or ˈputtying

to cement, fix, cover, or fill with putty

Word origin

Fr potée, calcined tin, brass, lit., potful < pot, pot1

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putty in your hands

Examples of 'putty' in a sentence
putty

The new Emperor, the second William, is putty in Bismarck's liver-spotted hands.Later on, after she'd heard my success story, Avril was putty in my hands.She's also got rid of her horrible terracotta sofa & replaced it with terrifying putty suede one.The nose was au naturel too, now that Nefret had removed the squashed lump of putty.

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单词	putty
释义	Trends of putty View usage for: putty (pʌti) uncountable noun Putty is a stiff paste used to fix sheets of glass into window frames. putty in British English (ˈpʌtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties 1. a stiff paste made of whiting and linseed oil that is used to fix glass panes into frames and to fill cracks or holes in woodwork, etc 2. any substance with a similar consistency, function, or appearance 3. a mixture of lime and water with sand or plaster of Paris used on plaster as a finishing coat 4. (as modifier) a putty knife 5. putty powder 6. a person who is easily influenced or persuaded he's putty in her hands 7. a. a colour varying from a greyish-yellow to a greyish-brown or brownish-grey b. (as adjective) putty-coloured 8. up to putty verbWord forms: -ties, -tying or -tied 9. (transitive) to fix, fill, or coat with putty Word origin C17: from French potée a potful putty in American English (ˈpʌti) noun 1. a. a soft, plastic mixture of finely powdered chalk and linseed oil, used to secure glass panes, fill small cracks, etc. b. any substance like this in consistency, use, etc. 2. putty powder 3. a cement of quicklime and water, mixed with plaster of Paris or sand for use as a finishing coat in plastering verb transitiveWord forms: ˈputtied or ˈputtying 4. to cement, fix, cover, or fill with putty Word origin Fr potée, calcined tin, brass, lit., potful < pot, pot1 More idioms containing putty putty in your hands Examples of 'putty' in a sentence putty The new Emperor, the second William, is putty in Bismarck's liver-spotted hands. Baxter, Stephen ANTI-ICE (2004) Later on, after she'd heard my success story, Avril was putty in my hands. Laurie Graham MR STARLIGHT (2004) She's also got rid of her horrible terracotta sofa & replaced it with terrifying putty suede one. Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2004) The nose was au naturel too, now that Nefret had removed the squashed lump of putty. Elizabeth Peters LORD OF THE SILENT (2004) Word lists with putty black All related terms of 'putty' putty knife a spatula used to mix or apply putty Silly Putty a rubbery substance of silicone oil and boric acid, used as a plaything : it stretches, snaps apart into pieces, bounces , shapes easily, etc. putty knives a spatula used to mix or apply putty putty powder a powder , either tin oxide or tin and lead oxide, used for polishing glassware , metal , etc up to putty worthless or useless putty in your hands someone who will do anything you ask or tell them to do
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