Putty vs. Substance

Puttynoun

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

Puttynoun

Any of a range of similar substances.

Puttynoun

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

Puttynoun

A fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.

Puttynoun

A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.

Puttyadjective

Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

Puttyverb

(transitive) To fix or fill using putty.

Puttynoun

A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, - used in fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for similar purposes.

Puttynoun

A ball made of composition and not gutta percha.

Puttynoun

A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used by soldiers, etc.

Puttyverb

To cement, or stop, with putty.

Puttynoun

a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass

Puttyverb

apply putty in order to fix or fill;

Putty

Putty is a material with high plasticity, similar in texture to clay or dough, typically used in domestic construction and repair as a sealant or filler. Although some types of putty (typically those using linseed oil) slowly polymerise and become stiff, many putties can be reworked indefinitely, in contrast to other types of filler which typically set solid relatively rapidly.

Substancenoun

Physical matter; material.

Substancenoun

The essential part of anything; the most vital part.

Substancenoun

Substantiality; solidity; firmness.

Substancenoun

Material possessions; estate; property; resources.

Substancenoun

A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.

Substancenoun

Drugs illegal narcotics

Substancenoun

(theology) Hypostasis.

Substanceverb

To give substance to; to make real or substantial.

Substancenoun

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence.

Substancenoun

The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport.

Substancenoun

Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance.

Substancenoun

Material possessions; estate; property; resources.

Substancenoun

Same as Hypostasis, 2.

Substanceverb

To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.

Substancenoun

that which has mass and occupies space;

Substancenoun

the stuff of which an object consists

Substancenoun

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;

Substancenoun

the idea that is intended;

Substancenoun

considerable capital (wealth or income);

Substancenoun

what a communication that is about something is about