gutter

¹gut·ter

noun \ˈgə-tər\

Definition of GUTTER

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

Examples of GUTTER

1. <one of his chores is to clean leaves and sticks out of the gutters before winter sets in>
2. <rainwater running off the road into the gutters>

Origin of GUTTER

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to GUTTER

Synonyms: drainpipe, eaves trough, rainspout, spout, trough, waterspout

Related Words: drain, flume, sluice; conduit, duct; aqueduct

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Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with GUTTER

butter, clutter, cutter, flutter, mutter, nutter, putter, scutter, shutter, splutter, sputter, strutter, stutter, utter