gutter
part of speech
noun (a gutter, gutters); verb (gutter, gutters, guttered, guttering — of a candle)
meaning for a pupil
1) A long open pipe along the edge of a roof that carries rainwater away. tree →
2) The low channel at the edge of a street that takes rainwater to drains. tree →
3) The channel along the sides of a bowling lane. tree →
4) (verb, of a candle flame) To flicker and almost go out. tree →
5) (the gutter) A very poor or low way of living. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and safety: blocked gutters overflow; never play near street gutters and drains in heavy rain. In science about the water cycle: rainwater runs from roofs through gutters and drains to rivers. In bowling a «gutter ball» misses all the pins. Phrases: «clean the gutters», «in the gutter», «gutter ball».
examples
- Dad climbed a ladder to clean the leaves out of the gutters. tree →
- Rainwater rushed along the gutter into the drain. tree →
- My ball went into the gutter at the bowling alley. tree →
- The candle guttered and went out. tree →
- I dropped my coin and it rolled into the gutter. tree →
- Don't play in the gutter when it rains. tree →
- What great waves there were in the gutter, and what a swift current! tree →
note
Countable. Verb (candle): guttered, guttering. Related: guttering (the gutters of a house as a whole, UK). Gutter press means cheap, nasty newspapers.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gutter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.