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gutter
[ guht-er ]
/ ĖgŹt Ér /
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noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to make gutters in; channel.
to furnish with a gutter or gutters: to gutter a new house.
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Origin of gutter
OTHER WORDS FROM gutter
gutĀ·terĀ·like, adjectiveWords nearby gutter
gutta-percha, guttate, guttatim, guttation, gutted, gutter, gutter ball, guttering, gutter press, guttersnipe, guttiform
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How to use gutter in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for gutter
gutter
/ (ĖÉ”ŹtÉ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of gutter
gutter-like, adjectiveWord Origin for gutter
C13: from Anglo-French goutiere, from Old French goute a drop, from Latin gutta
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Other Idioms and Phrases with gutter
gutter
see in the gutter.
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