Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putty knife

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
put-ty knife
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions.

noun

A similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks.

Inflected Forms

putty knives (plural)

Synonyms

spatula

Questions

What does putty knife mean?
A hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions.

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