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The correct spelling is gutters.
How to pronounce gutters
noun
Say it like: Gut-ter-s
The correct spelling is gutters. A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water. For example: "The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year."
Usage Examples
“The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year.”
“Get your mind out of the gutter.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
- 2.A ditch along the side of a road.
- 3.A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
- 4.A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
- 5.A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
verb
- 1.To flow or stream; to form gutters.
- 2.(of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
- 3.(of a small flame) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
- 4.To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
- 5.To supply with a gutter or gutters.
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