Meaning of "putty" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUTTY

From French potée a potful.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PUTTY

putty  [ˈpʌtɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUTTY

Putty is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb putty in English.

WHAT DOES PUTTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Putty

Putty is a generic term for a plastic material similar in texture to clay or dough typically used in domestic construction and repair as a sealant or filler. Painter's Putty is typically a linseed oil based product used for filling holes, minor cracks and defacements in wood only. Putties can also be made intumescent, in which case they are used for firestopping as well as for padding of electrical outlet boxes in fire-resistance rated drywall assemblies. In the latter case, hydrates in the putty produce an endothermic reaction to mitigate heat transfer to the unexposed side..

Definition of putty in the English dictionary

The first definition of putty in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of putty is any substance with a similar consistency, function, or appearance. Putty is also a mixture of lime and water with sand or plaster of Paris used on plaster as a finishing coat.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PUTTY

PRESENT

Present

I putty

you putty

he/she/it putties

we putty

you putty

they putty

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

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

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I puttied

you puttied

he/she/it puttied

we puttied

you puttied

they 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

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

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will putty

you will putty

he/she/it will putty

we will putty

you will putty

they will putty

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

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 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

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would putty

you would putty

he/she/it would putty

we would putty

you would putty

they would putty

Conditional continuous

I would be puttying

you would be puttying

he/she/it would be puttying

we would be puttying

you would be puttying

they would be puttying

Conditional perfect

I would have putty

you would have putty

he/she/it would have putty

we would have putty

you would have putty

they would have putty

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been puttying

you would have been puttying

he/she/it would have been puttying

we would have been puttying

you would have been puttying

they would have been puttying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you putty
we let´s putty
you putty

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to putty

Past participle

puttied

Present Participle

puttying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF PUTTY

Find out the translation of putty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of putty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «putty» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 腻子
• Translator English - Spanish: masilla
• English: putty
• Translator English - Hindi: पोटीन
• Translator English - Arabic: المعجون
• Translator English - Russian: шпатлевка
• Translator English - Portuguese: massa de vidraceiro
• Translator English - Bengali: পুটিং
• Translator English - French: mastic
• Translator English - Malay: Dempul
• Translator English - German: Kitt
• Translator English - Japanese: パテ
• Translator English - Korean: 퍼티
• Translator English - Javanese: Putty
• Translator English - Vietnamese: putty
• Translator English - Tamil: மக்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: पोटीन
• Translator English - Turkish: macun
• Translator English - Italian: mastice
• Translator English - Polish: kit
• Translator English - Ukrainian: шпаклівка
• Translator English - Romanian: chit
• Translator English - Greek: στόκος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: geskuur
• Translator English - Swedish: kitt
• Translator English - Norwegian: kitt

3 QUOTES WITH «PUTTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word putty.

1

Scoot McNairy

I really love Andrew Dominik's movies. When you work with someone whose movies you really love and who you have a lot of admiration for, you turn into putty in their hands.

2

Douglas Sirk

Rock Hudson was not an educated man, but that very beautiful body of his was putty in my hands.

3

Richard Stallman

If you use a proprietary program or somebody else's web server, you're defenceless. You're putty in the hands of whoever developed that software.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUTTY»

Discover the use of putty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to putty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Manufacturing Technology & Formulations Hand Book on ...

The book covers Thinners, Inorganic Pigments, Titanium Dioxide Pigments, Organic Pigments, Extender Pigments, Putty, Glaxing, Compounds Caulking, Compounds and Sealants, Paint Driers, Paint Additives, Architectural Paints, Industrial ...

Dr. Himadri Panda (Experienced Industrial Consultant), 2010

101 Uses for Silly Putty

The first book about the Silly Putty phenomenon traces the history of this remarkable substance and shows unique and fun uses for it

Linda Sunshine, 1990

Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to

WINDOWS REPAIRS Glazing putty Traditional linseed-oil putty is made for glazing wood frames. It dries slowly and is hard when set. All-purpose putty for wood and steel frames has similar properties. Both putties tend to crack if they are not ...

Albert Jackson, David Day, 2009

Popular Science

O. materials. file. O. O. What. You. Should. Know. About. Wood. Putty. MASTER craftsmen used to turn up their noses at wood putty. Just a weak remedy for poor work, they called it. But this is no longer true. Everybody uses it. Availability in ...

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Popular Mechanics

ave you looked at the glazing putty around your windows lately? If so, chances are you noticed some cracked, broken or entirely missing strips of putty. The fact of the matter is, all single- pane windows need reglazing periodically. Replacing  ...

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Auto Body Repair Technology

If it sands off too quickly you have found a high spot. Ideally, the guide coat should sand off at the same time. This shows that the surface is flat and ready for sealer, a colorcoat, and other operations. APPLYING SPOT PUTTY Once the primer is ...

James E. Duffy, Robert Scharff, 2003

The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook

Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty is very useful for filling large blemishes in wood. This is one putty that does not shrink as it hardens. It is sold as a powder, mixes with water, and works a lot like plaster. When it has cured, however, it has many ...

Thurston James, 1989

SSH Mastery: OpenSSH, PuTTY, Tunnels and Keys

This book quickly and painlessly simplifies life for anyone using SSH.

Michael W Lucas, 2012

Old-House Journal

OLD-HOUSE BASIC Left: If you're restoring a lot of windows, you might invest in a professional putty-softening tool that heats via electric coils. Once it's hot, the putty returns to near-new softness and plows up easily with a putty knife.

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Old-House Journal

Any holes and cracks should be plugged with linseed oil putty prior to painting. SOAKING THE SASH WITH LINSEED OIL prior to painting lessens the likelihood of paint failure later on. The dry, fissured wood acts like a sponge for water.

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUTTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term putty is used in the context of the following news items.

Trojanized, info-stealing PuTTY version lurking online

A malicious version of the popular open source Secure Shell (SSH) client PuTTY has been spotted and analyzed by Symantec researchers, and found to have ... «Help Net Security, May 15»

Songs We Love: Anat Cohen, 'Putty Boy Strut'

It's even called "Putty Boy Strut" — that could be an obscure Jelly Roll Morton tune, right? Cohen's new album, Luminosa, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide ... «NPR, May 15»

Magnetic putty swallows up magnet in mesmerising timelapse

Timelapse footage has the extraordinary ability to make the mundane beautiful. In this video by Ian Parks, some magnetic putty moves as if it has a mind of its ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»

Five years after tragedy, Nutty Putty Cave remains sealed

Five years after John Jones' death, Nutty Putty Cave remains sealed. Michael Leavitt, cave access manager at the time of its closure, said Jones' death was ... «Deseret News, Nov 14»

Needing a new toe? It is putty in your doctor's hands

For those who curse their children's play putty being trodden into the carpet, here's a ... polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), saline and water (PVA is also used in play putty). «Daily Mail, Aug 14»

How That Pinkish Goo Called Silly Putty Came Out Of Its Shell

Backed by a certain design simplicity, the 0.47 ounces of putty can be balled up and bounced, used to pull pictures off of comics and newsprint paper, pick up lint ... «NPR, Jul 14»

Silly Putty Batteries That Last 3 Times Longer Than Conventional …

The new way of making lithium-ion batteries — which, humorously, utilizes surgical tubing and one of the key constituents of Silly Putty to great effect — has ... «CleanTechnica, May 14»

Scientists use Silly Putty ingredient to improve batteries

If you see a group of scientists playing with a blob of Silly Putty, they might not be goofing off, they may be working on a technological breakthrough. That turned ... «Gizmag, May 14»

Could Silly Putty help treat neurological disorders?

It seems unlikely that Silly Putty - a children's moulding toy - could prove useful in the medical world. But new research from the University of Michigan suggests ... «Medical News Today, Apr 14»

This GIF Of Magnetic Putty 'Eating' A Piece Of Metal Is Mesmerizing

Basically, the smaller cube is a super-strong magnet that magnetized the millions of tiny bits of iron oxide in the putty. Once magnetized, the putty tries to ... «Business Insider, Nov 13»