putty

Meaning

Noun

1. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.
2. Any of a range of similar substances.
3. Any of a range of similar substances.
4. (colloquial) A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.

Adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

Verb

To fix or fill using putty.

Adj

pretty; purdy

Synonyms

caulk

mastic

caulking

coat

🧥

crack filler

filler

knotting

luting

plasticine

puttee

puttying

stucco

spread on

beeswax

painter’s putty

calk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpʌti/

Etymology

Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.