a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

[ Syn: trough ]

misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; his career was in the gutter; all that work went down the sewer; pensions are in the toilet

[ Syn: sewer , toilet ]

a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)

a tool for gutting fish

burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground'

flow in small streams; Tears guttered down her face'

wear or cut gutters into; The heavy rain guttered the soil'

provide with gutters; gutter the buildings'