English noun: gutter | |||
1. | gutter (artifact) a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater | ||
Synonyms | trough | ||
Broader (hypernym) | channel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chute, cullis, slide, slideway, sloping trough | ||
Part meronym | gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof | ||
2. | gutter (state) misfortune resulting in lost effort or money | ||
Samples | His career was in the gutter. All that work went down the sewer. Pensions are in the toilet. | ||
Synonyms | sewer, toilet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck | ||
3. | gutter (person) a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | worker | ||
4. | gutter (artifact) a tool for gutting fish | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hand tool | ||
English verb: gutter | |||
1. | gutter (weather) burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker | ||
Samples | The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | burn, glow | ||
2. | gutter (motion) flow in small streams | ||
Samples | Tears guttered down her face. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | course, feed, flow, run | ||
3. | gutter (contact) wear or cut gutters into | ||
Samples | The heavy rain guttered the soil. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dig into, poke into, probe | ||
4. | gutter (consumption) provide with gutters | ||
Samples | Gutter the buildings. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cater, ply, provide, supply | ||