gutter
noun
1. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
Similar word(s): trough
Definition categories: man–made, channel
2. misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
- his career was in the gutter
Similar word(s): sewer, toilet
Definition categories: state, misfortune
3. a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
Definition categories: person, worker
4. a tool for gutting fish
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with gutter as a noun:
- The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year.
- Get your mind out of the gutter.
- What kind of gutter language is that? I ought to wash your mouth out with soap.
verb
1. burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker
- The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground
Definition categories: weather, burn, glow
2. flow in small streams
- Tears guttered down her face
Definition categories: motion, course, feed, flow, run
3. wear or cut gutters into
- The heavy rain guttered the soil
Definition categories: contact, probe
4. provide with gutters
- gutter the buildings
Definition categories: consumption, cater, ply, provide, supply