gutter has definitions from the field of work
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[ noun ] a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

Synonyms

trough

Used in print

(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)

During the summer he had tried to repair some of his losses at the track , and the bare trees reminded him that his pari-mutuel tickets would still be lying , like leaves , in the gutters near Belmont and Saratoga .

Related terms

conduit chute cullis gable_roof

2
[ verb ] flow in small streams

Examples

"Tears guttered down her face"

Related terms

run

3
[ noun ] misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

Synonyms

toilet sewer

Examples

"his career was in the gutter" "all that work went down the sewer" "pensions are in the toilet"

Related terms

misfortune

4
[ verb ] burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker

Examples

"The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground."

Related terms

burn

5
[ noun ] a tool for gutting fish

Related terms

hand_tool gut

6
[ noun ] (work) a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)

Related terms

worker gut

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[ verb ] wear or cut gutters into

Examples

: "The heavy rain guttered the soil"

Related terms

probe

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 25551
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[ verb ] provide with gutters, of buildings

Related terms

provide

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