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Meaning
Noun
●
A
prepared
channel
in a
surface
, especially at the
side
of
a road
adjacent
to a
curb
,
intended
for the
drainage
of water.
●
A
ditch
along the
side
of a road.
●
A
duct
or
channel
beneath
the
eaves
of a
building
to
carry
rain water
;
eaves
trough.
●
In Bowling:
A
groove
down the
sides
of a
bowling
lane.
●
A large
groove
(commonly behind
animal
s) in a
barn
used for the
collection
and
removal
of
animal
excrement.
●
Any
narrow
channel
or
groove
, such
as one
formed
by
erosion
in the
vent
of a
gun
from
repeated
firing.
●
In Typography:
A
space
between
printed
columns
of text.
●
In Printing:
One of
a number of
pieces
of
wood
or
metal
,
grooved
in the
centre
, used to
separate
the
pages
of type in a form.
●
In Philately:
An
unprinted
space
between
rows
of stamps.
●
In British English:
A
drainage
channel.
●
The
notional
locus
of things,
acts
, or
events
which are
distasteful
,
ill
bred
or
morally
questionable.
●
A low,
vulgar
state.
●
In Comics:
The
spaces
between
comic book
panels.
●
One who or that which guts.
Verb
●
To
flow
or
stream
; to form gutters.
●
To
melt away
by having the
molten
wax
run down
along the
side
of the candle.
●
To
flicker
as if
about to
be extinguished.
●
To
send
(a
bowling ball
) into the
gutter
, not
hitting
any pins.
●
To supply with a
gutter
or
gutter
s.
●
To
cut
or form into small
longitudinal
hollows
; to channel.
●
To make worse; to show
emphasis
that something has
gotten
worse.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
gutter
English
gotere
Anglo-Norman
goutiere
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Sewer
Dumpster
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Bathtub
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Mud
Drain
Roof
Pipe
Hole
Puddle
Downspouts
Drainage
Driveway
Chimney
Duct
Culvert
Downspout
Drains
Bucket
Wall
Trashcan
Fence
Dirt
Pond
Pit
Sidewalk
Tank
Cistern
Basement
Pipes
Trench
Garage
Piping
Trash
Deck
River
Sprinkler
Windshield
Crapper
Filth
Floor
Ditch
Eaves
Closet
Hose
Plumbing
Manhole
Toilet Bowl
Garbage Bin
Rubbish Bin
Milking Parlor
Septic Tank
Storm Drain
Drainage System
Drain Pipe
Garage Door
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Rhymes
Utter
Nutter
Gutter
Mutter
Cutter
Butter
Scutter
Abutter
Flutter
Amutter
Aflutter
Rebutter
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