[U] a soft sticky substance that becomes hard when it is dry and that is used for fixing glass into window frames:
He looked very ill and his face was the colour of putty (= grey).
IDIOMS
(like) putty in sb's hands easily controlled or influenced by another person:
She'll persuade him. He's like putty in her hands.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is putty a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, putty is tagged as noun.
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