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Gutter

noun
/ˈɡʌt.ə/
Word Frequency: 1.2

Definitions

1.nounA prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
2.nounA ditch along the side of a road.
3.nounA duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
"The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year."
4.nounA groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
5.nounA large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
6.nounAny narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
7.nounA space between printed columns of text.
8.nounOne of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.
9.nounAn unprinted space between rows of stamps.
10.nounA drainage channel.
11.nounThe notional locus of things, acts, or events which are distasteful, ill bred or morally questionable.
12.nounA low, vulgar state.
"Get your mind out of the gutter."
13.nounThe spaces between comic book panels
14.verbTo flow or stream; to form gutters.
15.verb(of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
16.verb(of a small flame) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
17.verbTo send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
18.verbTo supply with a gutter or gutters.
19.verbTo cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.

Synonyms

troughditchsewerdrainseweragedrainpipepoolculvertsewagestreamcreeksludge

Rhymes With

flutterflitterskittersputteraflutterstuttershuttercutter
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