gutter

Gutter

1. A ditch along side of the road. The gutter was filled with rain water.
2. A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry off rain water. We had to clear leaves for the house gutters.
3. Suitable for the gutter, vulgar, disreputable. He was considered gutter trash.
4. The grooves down each side of a bowling lane. Her ball hit the gutter halfway to the bowling pins.
5. A space between printer columns of text. Choose the size of the gutter when you print columns.
6. Something distasteful or morally questionable. He is known for his gutter talk.

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Shown is the rain gutter on a house