Putty and Stiff

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

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Stiff is an antonym for putty in bendable topic.

Nearby Words: puttied, puttying

Stiff adjective - Incapable of or highly resistant to bending.

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Putty is an antonym for stiff.

Nearby Words: stiffen, stiffness, stiffed, stiffly, stiffened

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