gutter

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    a tool for gutting fish

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

    his career was in the gutter

    all that work went down the sewer

verb

  1. 1

    provide with gutters

    gutter the buildings

  2. 2

    wear or cut gutters into

    The heavy rain guttered the soil

  3. 3

    flow in small streams

    Tears guttered down her face

  4. 4

    burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker

    The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground

Synonyms

Also useful for “gutter”:Unscrambler