Meaning & use
Gutter
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A shallow channel fixed beneath the edge of a roof or along a street to carry away rainwater.
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Leaves clogged the gutter, causing water to overflow onto the porch.
The bowling ball rolled straight into the gutter.
A note on using this word
Figuratively used to describe a degraded or impoverished state, as in 'grew up in the gutter.'
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2. verb
To flicker and burn unsteadily, as a candle in a draft.
The candle guttered in the cold breeze before finally going out.
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