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- [guht-er]
- /ˈgʌt ər/
- /ˈɡʌt.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [guht-er]
- /ˈgʌt ər/
Definitions of gutter word
- noun gutter a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water. 1
- noun gutter a channel at the eaves or on the roof of a building, for carrying off rain water. 1
- noun gutter any channel, trough, or the like for carrying off fluid. 1
- noun gutter a furrow or channel made by running water. 1
- noun gutter Bowling. a sunken channel on each side of the alley from the line marking the limit of a fair delivery of the ball to the sunken area behind the pins. 1
- noun gutter the state or abode of those who live in degradation, squalor, etc.: the language of the gutter. 1
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Origin of gutter
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English gutter, goter < Anglo-French goutiere, equivalent to goutte drop (see gout) + -iere, feminine of -ier -er2
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Parts of speech for Gutter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gutter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gutter
noun gutter
- eaves — Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- duct — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- tube — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- dike — a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- pipe — a large cask, of varying capacity, especially for wine or oil.
verb gutter
- flicker — to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
- sputter — to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds.
- waver — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- drip — to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
- fade — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
adjective gutter
- microcosmic — a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm).
- least — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- next to nothing — very little
Antonyms for gutter
verb gutter
- flare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
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