gutter

🇺🇸 /ˈɡʌtər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡʌtə(r)/
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noun
R

A gutter is a long, curved channel that is attached under the edge of a roof to collect and direct rainwater away from the building.

The rainwater flowed through the gutter and into the drain.

R

A gutter is a shallow channel at the side of a road where water collects and is carried away to drains.

The leaves had clogged the gutter, causing the water to spill onto the sidewalk.

R

Gutter can also refer to the lowest level of society, often associated with poor living conditions and lack of morals.

He was born in the gutter but managed to rise above his circumstances and become successful.

verb
R

To gutter means to burn in an unsteady or flickering way, often because of a draft or breeze.

The candle guttered out as the wind blew through the window.

translation

n. A gutter is a long, curved channel that is attached under the edge of a roof to collect and direct rainwater away from the building.; A gutter is a shallow channel at the side of a road where water collects and is carried away to drains.; Gutter can also refer to the lowest level of society, often associated with poor living conditions and lack of morals.
v. To gutter means to burn in an unsteady or flickering way, often because of a draft or breeze.

Word Forms

3rd Present gutters
Past guttered
Perfect guttered
Progressive guttering
Plural gutters