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Definition of putty in English: puttynounPlural putties ˈpʌtiˈpədi mass noun1A soft, malleable greyish-yellow paste, made from ground chalk and raw linseed oil, that hardens after a few hours and is used for sealing glass in window frames and filling holes in wood. 油灰，腻子（主要用来密封窗玻璃） countersink the screws so they can be covered with putty count noun the manufacture of paints and putties Example sentencesExamples - After the molding is put up, use wood putty to fill visible nail holes and small gaps for a seamless look.
- These were reinforced with wood putty so they would not to crumple if he decided to take a jog.
- If the problem is just a few small dings and gouges, these can be quickly prepared with some wood putty.
- Linseed oil putty is used because when it hardens, it contributes to the structure of the window.
- You need a more traditional window than that, with timber frames, panes set in putty, and several paint jobs to soften the edges.
- The taste is of stale water with a texture somewhere between used chewing gum and window putty.
- When dry, fill the nail holes with a non-oily wood filler for natural finishes, or putty if the wood is to be painted.
- This seals the wood surface under the putty and prevents the metal frame from rusting.
- Spackle is a soft, white, premixed material that's about the consistency of soft putty.
- He attempted a dozen jobs with screws, hanging-brackets, wood putty and latches.
- Remove the strike plate and fill the screw holes with wood putty or a glued matchstick.
- The panels were then releaded, waterproofed with linseed oil putty, and shipped back to the chapel for reinstallation.
- You can fill in nail holes with wood putty before sanding if you are not planning to stain the wood.
- Once you have removed the forward walkway fill the step mounting holes and seams left by the walkway with putty and sand smooth.
- For deeper damaged areas, apply wood filler with a putty knife and sand level when it dries hard.
- Also, fill all dents and gouges with wood putty or patching compound.
- Using care, scrape the paper off with a putty knife or wallpaper scraper.
- A single large sheet of glass was held in place by grooves sawed into the flame; no putty was needed.
- If you plan to paint, fill the holes with wood putty and sand smooth.
Synonyms pale, pastel, light-toned - 1.1usually with modifier Any of a number of similar malleable substances used inside and outside buildings, e.g. plumber's putty, lime putty, or used for modelling or casting, e.g. epoxy putty.
油灰性状的物质（用于建筑物内外或模型制造和铸造） Example sentencesExamples - Apply a bead of plumber's putty to bottom edge of toilet base.
- The mortar mix used for the vintage building consisted of a Portland cement-slacked lime putty created by mixing cement and lime.
- Use a carbide bit and a ring of plumber's putty in the spot you will be drilling.
- Often there is some putty that will fall out of the bottoms, leaving the joints vulnerable.
- Mix a small amount of putty, using epoxy and acrylic paint to match your tile color.
- To his recall, he was using a drywall putty knife not a scraper immediately before entering the accused's aisle.
- Quickly, he stuck a blasting cap and remote detonator in the middle of the putty, and tossed it underhand inside of a box of ammunition.
- Pressing the button started a reaction in the putty substance.
- The basket strainer should be packed with plumber's putty and pushed firmly down into place.
- Cover the damaged area, plus a few inches outside, with roof cement using the putty knife.
- A putty knife wrapped in a paper towel works well in corners and carvings.
- To make lime putty from hydrated lime, the powder is first mixed with water.
- They are mounted through the holes in the sink using plumber's putty.
- Before you attempt mixing lime putty on your own, read more about it.
- Seal the base of the toilet bowl with plumber's putty or silicone caulk.
- The putty works well for vertical and overhead applications, and it's easy to measure and mix only as much as you need.
- Apply a bead of plumber's putty (not caulk) on the underside of the flange on the drain to seal it with the sink.
- Then, secure the tip of the cone to the door with a bit of removable adhesive putty to keep it from tipping over.
- Puja showed how rollers, putty and primers typically meant for painting walls could be used to create unusual textured effects.
- Mr Green suggests pointing these cracks with a putty lime mortar, pigmented to match the stones.
2A polishing powder, usually made from tin oxide, used in jewellery work. 擦光粉，抛光粉（用于珠宝加工） Example sentencesExamples - Polishing on a brush wheel with putty powder retained the crispness and grain marks of the stone wheels.
verbputtying, putties, puttied ˈpʌtiˈpədi [with object]Seal or cover (something) with putty. 用油灰（或腻子）密封（或涂抹） give me a minute until I putty these windows in Example sentencesExamples - His French-style lights had numerous overlapping glass panes puttied precisely in place.
- At the house we removed nails, puttied holes and generally beiged it up.
- These ships leave a small gap between the old jamb and the new strip, which can be puttied and painted to match.
- The crew now puttied up the gun bays in the wings and squeezed in 125 gallons on each side.
- When you come in on Monday, you'll be surprised to see the cameras gone, even their bolt holes puttied and painted over.
- The masonry surface may need to be prepared by sandblasting, application of a primer, and puttying.
- Fastener locations are often easy to find, even if the nail heads have been puttied over.
Phrasesbe (like) putty in someone's hands Be easily manipulated or dominated by someone. 易为…所摆布（或操纵） he was putty in her hands from the beginning Example sentencesExamples - I tell you, I would be putty in your hands if you were to be affectionate to me.
- He barely had to say a word and she was putty in his hands.
- Naive, idealistic and terminally gullible, Hawke is putty in his hands.
- One whiff of her ‘Midnight in Sorrento’ perfume and they were like putty in her hands.
- But even formidable Marjory is putty in Rosemary 's hands.
- See the seamless transition from topic to topic, and the audience is soft putty in your hands.
- Even the most ardent broad bean hater would have been putty in my hands.
- His son, Alexander III, was dull, fearful, and putty in the hands of the reactionaries.
- Within moments, another blast of calming washes over me, totally reducing me to putty in her hands.
- No one could call it a fast-moving film, but I was putty in its hands.
informal Worthless or in a mess. the plan is spoilt. Everything is up to putty Example sentencesExamples - I'd been lying out there about a night and a day, my legs up to putty.
- "When your life is up to putty," sang Mira, "And you feel you can't go on, laugh!"
- The plan is spoilt. Everything's up to putty.
- Before you know it, he's up to putty with the new school teacher.
- A Royal Commission had said that they were all "up to putty".
OriginMid 17th century: from French potée, literally 'potful', from pot 'pot'. Rhymesbutty, cutty, gutty, nutty, puttee, rutty, smutty Definition of putty in US English: puttynounˈpədēˈpədi 1A soft, malleable, grayish-yellow paste, made from whiting and raw linseed oil, that hardens after a few hours and is used chiefly for sealing glass panes in wooden window frames. 油灰，腻子（主要用来密封窗玻璃） Example sentencesExamples - A single large sheet of glass was held in place by grooves sawed into the flame; no putty was needed.
- You can fill in nail holes with wood putty before sanding if you are not planning to stain the wood.
- For deeper damaged areas, apply wood filler with a putty knife and sand level when it dries hard.
- Spackle is a soft, white, premixed material that's about the consistency of soft putty.
- These were reinforced with wood putty so they would not to crumple if he decided to take a jog.
- Linseed oil putty is used because when it hardens, it contributes to the structure of the window.
- Once you have removed the forward walkway fill the step mounting holes and seams left by the walkway with putty and sand smooth.
- When dry, fill the nail holes with a non-oily wood filler for natural finishes, or putty if the wood is to be painted.
- The panels were then releaded, waterproofed with linseed oil putty, and shipped back to the chapel for reinstallation.
- If you plan to paint, fill the holes with wood putty and sand smooth.
- The taste is of stale water with a texture somewhere between used chewing gum and window putty.
- Using care, scrape the paper off with a putty knife or wallpaper scraper.
- Also, fill all dents and gouges with wood putty or patching compound.
- You need a more traditional window than that, with timber frames, panes set in putty, and several paint jobs to soften the edges.
- This seals the wood surface under the putty and prevents the metal frame from rusting.
- Remove the strike plate and fill the screw holes with wood putty or a glued matchstick.
- If the problem is just a few small dings and gouges, these can be quickly prepared with some wood putty.
- After the molding is put up, use wood putty to fill visible nail holes and small gaps for a seamless look.
- He attempted a dozen jobs with screws, hanging-brackets, wood putty and latches.
Synonyms pale, pastel, light-toned - 1.1usually with modifier Any of a number of malleable substances similar to putty used inside and outside buildings, e.g., plumber's putty, or used for modeling or casting.
油灰性状的物质（用于建筑物内外或模型制造和铸造） Example sentencesExamples - Apply a bead of plumber's putty to bottom edge of toilet base.
- Then, secure the tip of the cone to the door with a bit of removable adhesive putty to keep it from tipping over.
- Use a carbide bit and a ring of plumber's putty in the spot you will be drilling.
- The putty works well for vertical and overhead applications, and it's easy to measure and mix only as much as you need.
- Mix a small amount of putty, using epoxy and acrylic paint to match your tile color.
- Before you attempt mixing lime putty on your own, read more about it.
- Cover the damaged area, plus a few inches outside, with roof cement using the putty knife.
- A putty knife wrapped in a paper towel works well in corners and carvings.
- Puja showed how rollers, putty and primers typically meant for painting walls could be used to create unusual textured effects.
- Seal the base of the toilet bowl with plumber's putty or silicone caulk.
- The basket strainer should be packed with plumber's putty and pushed firmly down into place.
- They are mounted through the holes in the sink using plumber's putty.
- The mortar mix used for the vintage building consisted of a Portland cement-slacked lime putty created by mixing cement and lime.
- Pressing the button started a reaction in the putty substance.
- To make lime putty from hydrated lime, the powder is first mixed with water.
- Quickly, he stuck a blasting cap and remote detonator in the middle of the putty, and tossed it underhand inside of a box of ammunition.
- Mr Green suggests pointing these cracks with a putty lime mortar, pigmented to match the stones.
- To his recall, he was using a drywall putty knife not a scraper immediately before entering the accused's aisle.
- Apply a bead of plumber's putty (not caulk) on the underside of the flange on the drain to seal it with the sink.
- Often there is some putty that will fall out of the bottoms, leaving the joints vulnerable.
2A polishing powder, usually made from tin oxide, used in jewelry work. 擦光粉，抛光粉（用于珠宝加工） Example sentencesExamples - Polishing on a brush wheel with putty powder retained the crispness and grain marks of the stone wheels.
verbˈpədēˈpədi [with object]Seal or cover (something) with putty. 用油灰（或腻子）密封（或涂抹） Example sentencesExamples - When you come in on Monday, you'll be surprised to see the cameras gone, even their bolt holes puttied and painted over.
- At the house we removed nails, puttied holes and generally beiged it up.
- His French-style lights had numerous overlapping glass panes puttied precisely in place.
- The crew now puttied up the gun bays in the wings and squeezed in 125 gallons on each side.
- Fastener locations are often easy to find, even if the nail heads have been puttied over.
- The masonry surface may need to be prepared by sandblasting, application of a primer, and puttying.
- These ships leave a small gap between the old jamb and the new strip, which can be puttied and painted to match.
Phrasesbe (like) putty in someone's hands Be easily manipulated or dominated by someone. 易为…所摆布（或操纵） Example sentencesExamples - No one could call it a fast-moving film, but I was putty in its hands.
- One whiff of her ‘Midnight in Sorrento’ perfume and they were like putty in her hands.
- But even formidable Marjory is putty in Rosemary 's hands.
- He barely had to say a word and she was putty in his hands.
- Even the most ardent broad bean hater would have been putty in my hands.
- His son, Alexander III, was dull, fearful, and putty in the hands of the reactionaries.
- I tell you, I would be putty in your hands if you were to be affectionate to me.
- See the seamless transition from topic to topic, and the audience is soft putty in your hands.
- Naive, idealistic and terminally gullible, Hawke is putty in his hands.
- Within moments, another blast of calming washes over me, totally reducing me to putty in her hands.
OriginMid 17th century: from French potée, literally ‘potful’, from pot ‘pot’. |