Used in a Sentence

putty

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for putty.

Editorial note

The offical is at a ~sgtatham/putty/ web address which seems very old school.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of putty gathered in one view.

noun

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.

noun

Any of a range of similar substances.

noun

A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for putty.

noun

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.

noun

Any of a range of similar substances.

noun

A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.

noun

An oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.

Example sentences

1

The offical is at a ~sgtatham/putty/ web address which seems very old school.

2

All the other developers are using Windows and putty shells and Sublime Text as their editor.

3

For, say, PuTTY, which releases roughly once every two years and primarily targets a single platform, these concerns don't apply and PuTTY in fact is a native app.

4

There is various forks of Putty that now store the configuration in files instead of registry.

5

I was suggesting using clay or putty, perhaps with a light sprinkling of TNT for flavor.

6

Where do you even get a trusted copy of the putty binary?

7

Concerns over how to obtain it aside, what's wrong with PuTTY?

8

Now I won't have to rely on that terrible, terrible program PuTTY.

9

I like the design, it reminds me of tarsnap and putty, othe utilities that have been in use for decades because they put functionality first.

10

Others like putty and other different programs.

11

I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in glee and were suddenly deleting their copies of PuTTY.

12

VW answer: this part is non serviceable, whole crankshaft needs to be replaced:D Why is it made out of putty while smaller sprocket (the one taking more force) is still 'working'?

Proper noun examples

1

I like the idea of a tablet that can run Foobar2000, Mame, and Putty, and Vim.

2

I was thinking if this is like a Putty-on-the-web kinda thing with Terminal UI embedded.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use putty in a sentence?

The offical is at a ~sgtatham/putty/ web address which seems very old school.

What does putty mean?

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.

What part of speech is putty?

putty is commonly used as noun.