putty
腻子,泥膏,泥土,泥泥
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Definitions
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plural put·ties.
- : a compound of whiting and linseed oil, of a doughlike consistency when fresh, used to secure windowpanes, patch woodwork defects, etc.
- : any of various other compounds used for similar purposes.
- : any of various substances for sealing the joints of tubes or pipes, composed of linseed oil with red lead, white lead, iron oxide, etc.
- : a creamy mixture of lime and water, partially dried and mixed with sand and plaster of Paris to make a finish plaster coat.
- : putty powder.
- : any person or thing easily molded, influenced, etc.: We were putty in his hands.
- : light brownish- or yellowish-gray.
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put·tied, put·ty·ing.
- : to secure, cover, etc., with putty.
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Examples
Parks and Recreation gave us Nick Offerman’s Ron Swanson, a rugged libertarian who holds zero problematic views and is putty in the hands of strong women.
David wants to win the family over, and everybody, except Anna, is putty in his hands.
When asked whether he was sexy she replies, "Everyone is putty around him… Look at him."
Now he can just charge out there and do more of this, and in no time the nation will be putty in our hands!
We must ruthlessly accommodate ourselves to a world that has shown, once again, that it is not putty in our hands.
There was no vivacity in his putty-coloured features, but there were promptitude and decision in every abrupt gesture.
Putty-colored or "acholic" stools occur when bile is deficient, either from obstruction to outflow or from deficient secretion.
White lime putty is next filled into the groove, being pressed on with a jointing tool, leaving a white joint ⅛ to in.
Gauged work has very thin joints, as shown at H, formed by dipping the side of the brick in white lime putty.
Gauged brickwork is set in lime putty instead of common mortar; the finished joints should not be more than 1/32 in.