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单词 gutter
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gutter

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noun

gut·​ter ˈgə-tər How to pronounce gutter (audio)
1
a
: a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater
b
: a low area (as at the edge of a street) to carry off surface water (as to a sewer)
c
: a trough or groove to catch and direct something
the gutters of a bowling alley
2
: a white space formed by the adjoining inside margins of two facing pages (as of a book)
3
: the lowest or most vulgar level or condition of human life

gutter

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verb

guttered; guttering; gutters

transitive verb

1
: to cut or wear gutters in
2
: to provide with a gutter

intransitive verb

1
a
: to flow in rivulets
b
of a candle : to melt away through a channel out of the side of the cup hollowed out by the burning wick
2
: to incline downward in a draft
the candle flame guttering

gutter

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adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the gutter
especially : marked by extreme vulgarity, cheapness, or indecency
gutter politics

Synonyms

Noun

  • drainpipe
  • eaves trough
  • rainspout
  • spout
  • trough
  • waterspout

Adjective

  • bawdy
  • blue
  • coarse
  • crude
  • dirty
  • filthy
  • foul
  • gross
  • impure
  • indecent
  • lascivious
  • lewd
  • locker-room
  • nasty
  • obscene
  • pornographic
  • porny
  • profane
  • raunchy
  • ribald
  • smutty
  • stag
  • trashy
  • unprintable
  • vulgar
  • wanton
  • X-rated
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Example Sentences

Noun one of his chores is to clean leaves and sticks out of the gutters before winter sets in rainwater running off the road into the gutters Adjective a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Nearly five months later, Kari Lenander, 15, was found raped and strangled, her body dumped in a gutter in South L.A., according to a Los Angeles Times Magazine story published April 4, 2010. Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 Lesson: Get in the trenches with people but not down in the gutter with them. Jeff Bradford, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Lenander, 15, was found months later raped and strangled and her body dumped in a gutter, the Times report said. Fox News, 15 July 2022 The fire started when a nearby firework struck an exterior gutter, the department said. Rosana Hughes, ajc, 19 June 2022 Krewson said the city received a complaint last August and issued a violation notice for things like peeling paint, rubbish, unlicensed vehicles in the lot and a hanging gutter that Damra said occurred during a storm and has since been fixed. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2022 Great because: Feet in the gutter, heads in the stars, Mötley Crüe made danger sound super fun. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 4 July 2022 While getting our gutters cleaned last fall, we were informed that the fascia board behind a 24-inch aluminum gutter had rotted. Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2022 After the election, McKinnon created an evil, gutter-dwelling troll based on Kellyanne Conway, senior counselor to Trump. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 May 2022
Verb
Crews will be setting catch basins to grade, forming up curb and gutter cutout areas, and beginning to form up driveway aprons. Linda Gandee, cleveland, 15 June 2020 Never mind the explicitness of that time’s memento mori, all the skulls and guttering candles. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020 That might be a backhanded way of saying the Portofino is still wonderful—a four-wheeled panther, purring, prowling and guttering in the streets. Dan Neil, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2020 The four of them are watching me, their faces, lit by the moon and the guttering candles on the table, concerned. Longreads, 2 Jan. 2020 The cities can dictate whether or not it's curbed and guttered, concrete, setback limitations, the house size, the lot size and a number of other restrictions. David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2018 The flame of Indian paleontology may be guttering, but a few recent developments have buoyed spirits. Sanjay Kumar, Science | AAAS, 4 Apr. 2018 Is the spirit of man extinguished at death like a candle guttered by a passing wind? Pioneer Press Editorial Board, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2017 That sum would pay partially for street repaving, major bridge rehabilitation, and curb and gutter rehabilitation — all part of the Department of Public Works’ nearly $227 million bond request for deferred maintenance. Jon Murray, The Denver Post, 15 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English goter, from Anglo-French gutere, goter, from gute drop, from Latin gutta

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

gutter

noun

gut·​ter ˈgə-tər How to pronounce gutter (audio)
1
: a trough along the eaves of a house to catch and carry off water
2
: a low area (as at the side of a road) to carry off surface water

Medical Definition

gutter

noun

gut·​ter ˈgət-ər How to pronounce gutter (audio)
: a depressed furrow between body parts (as on the surface between a pair of adjacent ribs or in the dorsal wall of the body cavity on either side of the spinal column)

gutter 1 of 3

adjective

as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • vulgar
  • pornographic
  • obscene
  • dirty
  • filthy
  • foul
  • nasty
  • blue
  • gross
  • crude
  • coarse
  • impure
  • trashy
  • disgusting
  • offensive
  • unprintable
  • smutty
  • lascivious
  • suggestive
  • unacceptable
  • bawdy
  • unwanted
  • raunchy
  • naughty
  • indecent
  • profane
  • ribald
  • unpleasant
  • undesirable
  • lewd
  • wanton
  • abusive
  • obnoxious
  • stag
  • off
  • locker-room
  • broad
  • wicked
  • depraved
  • X-rated
  • barnyard
  • infamous
  • perverted
  • scatological
  • low
  • porny
  • salacious
  • indelicate
  • salty
  • indecorous
  • risqué
  • unbecoming
  • soft
  • loathsome
  • racy
  • repellent
  • repulsive
  • louche
  • debasing
  • revolting
  • earthy
  • kinky
  • perverse
  • repugnant
  • off-colored
  • gamy
  • unwelcome
  • objectionable
  • immodest
  • off-color
  • scurrilous
  • abhorrent
  • repellant
  • distasteful
  • reprehensible
  • atrocious
  • exceptionable
  • censurable
  • blameworthy
  • coarse-grained
  • blamable
  • gamey
  • hard-core
  • soft-core

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clean
  • proper
  • decent
  • wholesome
  • correct
  • puritanical
  • prudish
  • respectable
  • staid
  • prim
  • genteel
  • priggish
  • polite
  • decorous
  • appropriate
  • nonobscene
  • acceptable
  • straitlaced
  • suitable
  • seemly
  • straightlaced
  • becoming
  • pure
  • fit
  • nice
  • meet
  • innocuous
  • G-rated
  • desirable
  • inoffensive
  • pleasant
  • perfect
  • agreeable
  • pleasing
  • welcome
  • Victorian
  • immaculate
  • spotless
  • virginal
  • endorsed
  • approved
  • sanctioned
  • indorsed
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gutter

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noun

1
as in drain
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof one of his chores is to clean leaves and sticks out of the gutters before winter sets in

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • drain
  • trough
  • drainpipe
  • aqueduct
  • spout
  • waterspout
  • sluice
  • duct
  • rainspout
  • eaves trough
  • conduit
  • flume
2
as in ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the earth rainwater running off the road into the gutters

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ditch
  • trench
  • ravine
  • trough
  • furrow
  • drain
  • culvert
  • gully
  • fosse
  • dike
  • gulley
  • moat
  • foss
  • sheugh
  • acequia
  • stank
  • drill
  • draw
  • kennel
  • sunk fence
  • ha-ha

gutter

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verb

as in to flux

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • flux
  • melt
  • found
  • smelt
  • fuse
  • thaw
  • deliquesce
  • try
  • liquefy
  • render
  • run
  • dissolve
  • thin
  • liquify
  • soften

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • solidify
  • set
  • harden
  • coagulate
  • clot
  • gel
  • congeal
  • jell
  • thicken
  • jelly
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