English dictionary
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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 | ||
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