putty
putty Lexical Profile
putty Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A soft, malleable paste or cement, traditionally made of whiting and raw linseed oil, used for fixing glass in window frames and filling holes or cracks in wood or walls.
"The carpenter used wood putty to fill the nail holes before sanding and painting the cabinet."
A person who is easily manipulated, influenced, or controlled by others (especially in the phrase 'putty in someone's hands').
"The doting grandfather was putty in his young granddaughter's hands whenever she asked for a story."
A light grayish-brown or yellowish-gray color resembling that of glazier's paste.
"She chose a trench coat in a classic shade of putty."
• verb
To cover, fill, seal, or secure (a hole, seam, or pane of glass) with putty.
"He carefully puttied the new glass pane into the wooden window sash."
• adjective
Having a pale, grayish-beige or yellowish-gray color resembling that of glazier's putty.
"The office walls were painted a neutral putty tone to match the carpeting."
• Rhymes for putty
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from French potée, literally meaning 'a potful', derived from Old French pot ('pot') and originally referring to calcified tin oxide used by glaziers and polishers.