gutternoun
uk/ˈɡʌt.ər/us/ˈɡʌt̬.ɚ/gutter noun (CHANNEL)
[ C ] the edge of a road where rain flows away
[ C ] an open pipe, usually at the lower edge of a roof, that collects and carries away rain
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Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
- chimney pot
- chimney stack
- cupola
- dome
- domed
- eave
- frieze
- loft
- mansard roof
- pediment
- pitch
- rafter
- ridge
- roof
- roof sth in/over
- roofer
- shingle
- thatcher
- tile
- turret
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Road surfaces & features
gutter noun (SOCIAL LEVEL)
the gutter [ S ]
the lowest level, especially of society:
Born to a poverty-stricken family, she dragged herself out of the gutter to become a successful business owner.
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Class & class-consciousness in general
- arriviste
- bougie
- bourgeois
- class struggle
- class-conscious
- high society
- Hooray Henry
- inverted snob
- lower class
- lowest common denominator
- polarize
- prole
- proletarian
- riff-raff
- Sloane Ranger
- the upper crust
- underclass
- untouchable
- upper class
- upwardly mobile
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gutterverb [ I ]
uk/ˈɡʌt.ər/us/ˈɡʌt̬.ɚ/literary(of a flame or candle) to burn unevenly and weakly, especially before completely stopping burning:
a guttering candle
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Stopping fires
- beat
- beat sth out
- blow
- blow (sth) out
- damp
- damp sth down
- douse
- extinguish
- go
- go out
- quench
- smother
- snuff
- snuff sth out
- sprinkler
- sprinkler system