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put·ty
(pŭt′ē)n. pl. put·ties
1.
a. A doughlike cement made by mixing whiting and linseed oil, used to fill holes in woodwork and secure panes of glass.
b. A substance with a similar consistency or function.
2. A fine lime cement used as a finishing coat on plaster.
3. A yellowish or light brownish gray to grayish yellow or light grayish brown.
tr.v. put·tied, put·ty·ing, put·ties
To fill, cover, or secure with putty.
[French potée, polishing powder, from Old French, a potful, from pot, pot, from Vulgar Latin *pottus.]
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putty
(ˈpʌtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. (Building) 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. (Building) any substance with a similar consistency, function, or appearance
3. (Building) a mixture of lime and water with sand or plaster of Paris used on plaster as a finishing coat
4. (Tools) (as modifier): a putty knife.
5. (Elements & Compounds) See putty powder
6. a person who is easily influenced or persuaded: he's putty in her hands.
7. (Colours)
a. a colour varying from a greyish-yellow to a greyish-brown or brownish-grey
b. (as adjective): putty-coloured.
8. up to putty informal Austral worthless or useless
vb, -ties, -tying or -tied
(Building) (tr) to fix, fill, or coat with putty
[C17: from French potée a potful]
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put•ty1
(ˈpʌt i)n., pl. -ties, n.
1. a compound, usu. of whiting and linseed oil, used to secure windowpanes, patch woodwork defects, etc.
2. any of various substances for sealing the joints of tubes or pipes.
3. a mixture of lime and water with sand and plaster of Paris, used as a finish plaster coat.
4. a person or thing easily molded, influenced, etc.
v.t. 5. to secure, cover, etc., with putty.
put•ty2
(ˈpʌt i)n., pl. -ties.
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putty
Past participle: puttied
Gerund: puttying
| Imperative |
|---|
| putty |
| putty |
| Present |
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| I putty |
| you putty |
| he/she/it putties |
| we putty |
| you putty |
| they putty |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I puttied |
| you puttied |
| he/she/it puttied |
| we puttied |
| you puttied |
| they puttied |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am puttying |
| you are puttying |
| he/she/it is puttying |
| we are puttying |
| you are puttying |
| they are puttying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have puttied |
| you have puttied |
| he/she/it has puttied |
| we have puttied |
| you have puttied |
| they have puttied |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was puttying |
| you were puttying |
| he/she/it was puttying |
| we were puttying |
| you were puttying |
| they were puttying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had puttied |
| you had puttied |
| he/she/it had puttied |
| we had puttied |
| you had puttied |
| they had puttied |
| Future |
|---|
| I will putty |
| you will putty |
| he/she/it will putty |
| we will putty |
| you will putty |
| they will putty |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have puttied |
| you will have puttied |
| he/she/it will have puttied |
| we will have puttied |
| you will have puttied |
| they will have puttied |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be puttying |
| you will be puttying |
| he/she/it will be puttying |
| we will be puttying |
| you will be puttying |
| they will be puttying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been puttying |
| you have been puttying |
| he/she/it has been puttying |
| we have been puttying |
| you have been puttying |
| they have been puttying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been puttying |
| you will have been puttying |
| he/she/it will have been puttying |
| we will have been puttying |
| you will have been puttying |
| they will have been puttying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been puttying |
| you had been puttying |
| he/she/it had been puttying |
| we had been puttying |
| you had been puttying |
| they had been puttying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would putty |
| you would putty |
| he/she/it would putty |
| we would putty |
| you would putty |
| they would putty |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have puttied |
| you would have puttied |
| he/she/it would have puttied |
| we would have puttied |
| you would have puttied |
| they would have puttied |
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Noun 1. [画像:putty - a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil]putty - a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
cement - something that hardens to act as adhesive material
filler - used for filling cracks or holes in a surface
Verb 1. putty - apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash"
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Translations
مَعْجونة لِتَثْبيت الزُّجاج
kyt
kit
kitti
kit
gitt
kítti
tepe
git
cam macunu
putty
[ˈpʌtɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
putty
[ˈpʌti] n → mastic mput-up job n → coup m monté put-upon [ˈpʊtəpɒn] adjI feel put-upon → Je trouve qu'on profite de moi.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
putty
[ˈpʌtɪ] n (for windows) → stucco, mastice m da vetraito be putty in sb's hands (fig) → essere come la creta nelle mani di qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
putty
(ˈpati) noun a type of paste made from ground chalk and oil, used to fix glass in windows etc. stopverf مَعْجونة لِتَثْبيت الزُّجاج маджун massa de vidraceiro kyt der Kitt kit στόκος masilla kitt بتونه kitti mastic מרק पुटीन, पुट्टी, लेप gitt dempul kítti stucco パテ (접합제) 퍼티 kitas, glaistas tepe dempul stopverf kitt, sparkelmasse kit ګلګل betume chit замазка git kit staklarski git kitt, spackel ปูนอุดรอยรั่ว cam macunu 油灰 замазка для вікон; шпаклівка سفيدہ اور السي تيل کا مرکب جو کھڑکي وغيرہ ميں شيشہ فٹ کرنے کے کام آتا ہے vữa, mát-tít 油灰
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