Gutter English Dictionary

A trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater.

Gutter english dictionary.

A channel at the eaves or on the roof of a building for carrying off rainwater. The state or abode of those who live in degradation squalor etc. Gutter noun bad morality. A poverty stricken degraded or criminal environment meaning pronunciation translations and examples.

Every fall we have to clean leaves out of the gutters. I recall considering grabbing the gutter on the roof edge as it rose past me but doubted it would do much but slow me for an instant and pull me off balance. A channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street for leading off surface water. It is supposed to be washed down the gutter and into the city s vast sewerage system.

Gutter definition is a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater. Collins thesaurus of the english language complete and unabridged 2nd edition. With noun verb tables for the different cases and tenses links to audio pronunciation and relevant forum discussions free vocabulary trainer. Noun 1 a shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.

The language of the gutter. Verb used without object to flow in streams. Learn the translation for gutter in leo s english german dictionary. The white space formed by the inner margins of two facing pages in a bound book magazine or newspaper.

A channel at the lower edge of a roof for carrying away rain or a side of a road that is lower than the center of the road where water and garbage collects. An open pipe usually at the lower edge of a roof. A low area as at the edge of a street to carry off surface water as to a sewer. Countable noun the gutter is the edge of a road next to the pavement where rain water collects and flows away.

2002 harpercollins publishers 1995 2002. Drain channel tube pipe more synonyms of gutter.