Putty
noun
A soft, clay-like substance used for repairing, filling gaps or for keeping glass in windows.
He used some putty to fix the crack in the wall.
Often appears as...
- apply putty
- putty knife
noun
A person who is easily influenced or controlled.
He's putty in her hands.
Often appears as...
- putty in hands
- soft as putty
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A color similar to the color of putty, a light tan or gray color.
The walls were painted a subtle putty color.
Often appears as...
- putty color
- putty colored wall
noun
A soft, clay-like substance used for repairing, filling gaps or for keeping glass in windows.
He used some putty to fix the crack in the wall.
Often appears as...
- apply putty
- putty knife
noun
A person who is easily influenced or controlled.
He's putty in her hands.
Often appears as...
- putty in hands
- soft as putty
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A color similar to the color of putty, a light tan or gray color.
The walls were painted a subtle putty color.
Often appears as...
- putty color
- putty colored wall
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Home Repairs
Putty is commonly used in DIY projects, especially for sealing windows or filling holes.
I need to get some putty to repair the window frame.
Pro Tip 2/3Malleable Texture
Putty is moldable and soft, allowing for easy shaping when applying it to surfaces.
Make sure the putty is soft enough to push into the gap.
Pro Tip 3/3Dries Hard
Although putty starts off pliable, it hardens when it dries, creating a solid fill.
Let the putty dry overnight; it will harden and seal the crack.
Pro Tip 1/3Home Repairs
Putty is commonly used in DIY projects, especially for sealing windows or filling holes.
I need to get some putty to repair the window frame.
Pro Tip 2/3Malleable Texture
Putty is moldable and soft, allowing for easy shaping when applying it to surfaces.
Make sure the putty is soft enough to push into the gap.
Pro Tip 3/3Dries Hard
Although putty starts off pliable, it hardens when it dries, creating a solid fill.
Let the putty dry overnight; it will harden and seal the crack.
Pro Tip 1/3Home Repairs
Putty is commonly used in DIY projects, especially for sealing windows or filling holes.
I need to get some putty to repair the window frame.
Pro Tip 2/3Malleable Texture
Putty is moldable and soft, allowing for easy shaping when applying it to surfaces.
Make sure the putty is soft enough to push into the gap.
Pro Tip 3/3Dries Hard
Although putty starts off pliable, it hardens when it dries, creating a solid fill.
Let the putty dry overnight; it will harden and seal the crack.
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Video examples
From DNA to Silly Putty,...
attempted to create one but ended up with a gooey, soft putty. It wasn't a good rubber substitute, but it did have one strange it appeared to be extremely bouncy. Silly Putty was born! Synthetic polymers have changed the world. Think about it. Could you imagine getting through a single day
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The World's Most Rare...
Sonya this mat like creature is preserved underneath this massive layer of sand and you see these structures here if I press this putty then we can get an image of what the creature actually looked like you can see the edges of the segments you can see the
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You have no idea where...
It's not a whole lot. It fits in a small Ziploc bag. And she tried to piece them together like a jigsaw puzzle. But it was challenging. It's broken up into so many little tiny pieces, I'm trying to use sand and putty, and it's not looking good.
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Gordon Tries Fermented...
Look at the juice. The color of the juice. That's the right texture. Can you cut that, please? Is this a joke? Oh my lord. Oh my god. It's like putty. Why is this so-- a special rare delicacy when it stinks?
Video examples
From DNA to Silly Putty,...
attempted to create one but ended up with a gooey, soft putty. It wasn't a good rubber substitute, but it did have one strange it appeared to be extremely bouncy. Silly Putty was born! Synthetic polymers have changed the world. Think about it. Could you imagine getting through a single day
Video examples
The World's Most Rare...
Sonya this mat like creature is preserved underneath this massive layer of sand and you see these structures here if I press this putty then we can get an image of what the creature actually looked like you can see the edges of the segments you can see the
Video examples
You have no idea where...
It's not a whole lot. It fits in a small Ziploc bag. And she tried to piece them together like a jigsaw puzzle. But it was challenging. It's broken up into so many little tiny pieces, I'm trying to use sand and putty, and it's not looking good.
Video examples
Gordon Tries Fermented...
Look at the juice. The color of the juice. That's the right texture. Can you cut that, please? Is this a joke? Oh my lord. Oh my god. It's like putty. Why is this so-- a special rare delicacy when it stinks?
Example 1 of 4
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
If we find life out there, and it's not us, we will deem it not intelligent. But what may be equally as likely is that we find life that's vastly more intelligent than we are. If that's the case, we are putty in their hands.
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Scoot McNairy
American Actor
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.
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Richard Stallman
Scientist
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.
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Douglas Sirk
German Director
Rock Hudson was not an educated man, but that very beautiful body of his was putty in my hands.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
If we find life out there, and it's not us, we will deem it not intelligent. But what may be equally as likely is that we find life that's vastly more intelligent than we are. If that's the case, we are putty in their hands.
Quote examples
Scoot McNairy
American Actor
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.
Quote examples
Richard Stallman
Scientist
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.
Quote examples
Douglas Sirk
German Director
Rock Hudson was not an educated man, but that very beautiful body of his was putty in my hands.
Example 1 of 4
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