putty C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈpʌti/ See IPA manual Freq #20478 Meanings 1 verb apply putty in order to fix or fill Putty the window sash. 2 noun a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil 3 noun A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass. 4 noun Any of a range of similar substances. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms putty-heartedputtyishputtylessputtylikeputtyroot Common collocations putty knife Noun + noun Etymology Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # putty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpʌti/ **Frequency rank:** 20478 ## Meanings 1. apply putty in order to fix or fill 2. a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil 3. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass. 4. Any of a range of similar substances. ## Examples - Putty the window sash. ## Derived Forms - putty-hearted - puttyish - puttyless - puttylike - puttyroot ## Etymology Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown