A Quick and Simple Dictionary

gutter

1. Noun.  A ditch along the side of a road.
2. Noun.  A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
3. Noun.  A grooves down the sides of a bowling lane.
4. Noun.  A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
5. Noun.  A space between printed columns of text.
6. Noun.  Something distasteful or morally questionable.
7. Noun.  (British) A drainage channel.
8. Noun.  (philately) an unprinted space between rows of stamps.
9. Noun.  The part of a street meant for vehicles.
10. Adjective.  suitable for the gutter; vulgar, disreputable.
11. Verb.  to flow or stream; to form gutters (defdate, from late 14th c.) .
12. Verb.  (context, of a candle) to melt away or fail from becoming channeled on one side (defdate, from early 18th c.) .
13. Verb.  (context, of a small flame) to flicker as if about to be extinguished.