putty knife
nounDefinition of putty knife
: an implement with a broad flat metal blade used especially for applying putty and for scraping
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With plastic putty knives, volunteers carefully cleaned away the lichen. — courant.com, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 22 Aug. 2019 With plastic putty knives, volunteers carefully cleaned away the lichen. — courant.com, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 14 Aug. 2019 With plastic putty knives, volunteers carefully cleaned away the lichen. — courant.com, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 1 Aug. 2019 First, test a wallpaper seam with the tip of a metal putty knife, taking care not to gouge the drywall with the knife. — Country Living Staff, Country Living, "The Best (and Easiest) Ways to Remove Wallpaper," 7 June 2019 Take a nut driver or socket and wrench, loosen all hex head gasket screws, reposition the gasket using a putty knife to shove it into position, and retighten. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "15 Things to Do Around the House Before the Holidays," 16 Nov. 2018 Apply the adhesive to the sawdust and mix with a putty knife. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "Waste Not: 6 Things You Can Do With Sawdust and Wood Shavings," 20 Nov. 2018 Load spackling paste/compound on putty knife and draw it firmly across the crack, pressing in. — The Editors Of House Beautiful, House Beautiful, "How to Fix Holes or Cracks in Plaster," 11 Feb. 2015 First, use a utility knife and a putty knife to cut and scrape away the old caulk. — Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, "8 Home Repairs You Should Never Put Off," 12 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'putty knife.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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