gutter C2+ Topic:House & Home US /ˈɡʌtɚ/ UK /ˈɡʌtə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a channel along a roof or roadside for carrying off rainwater Leaves clogged the gutter, so the water spilled over the eaves. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a channel along a roof or... channeltroughdrainconduitditchsluicetrench Etymology AI details From Old French goutiere ('gutter, drainpipe'), from goute ('a drop'), from Latin gutta ('a drop'). goutiere Old French gutta Latin View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gutter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡʌtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡʌtə/ ## Meanings 1. a channel along a roof or roadside for carrying off rainwater ## Examples - Leaves clogged the gutter, so the water spilled over the eaves. ## Synonyms - channel - trough - drain - conduit - ditch - sluice - trench ## Roots and Affixes - Root: goutiere - Root: gutta ## Etymology From Old French goutiere ('gutter, drainpipe'), from goute ('a drop'), from Latin gutta ('a drop'). ## AI Etymology Gutter comes from Old French goutiere ('gutter, drainpipe'), from goute ('a drop'), from Latin gutta ('a drop'). The etymological trail includes Old French goutiere and Latin gutta. As a noun, gutter names a channel along a roof or roadside for carrying off rainwater. ## Topics - House & Home - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown