English
Image:Curb gutter storm drain.JPG|thumb|right|180px|curb, gutter, and storm drain

Etymology
Anglo-Norman gotere, from OF. gotiere (F. gouttière), ultimately from L. gutta �drop�.

Noun
en-noun

1. a ditch along the side of a road
2. a duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water
3. grooves down the sides of a bowling lane
4. a space between printed columns of text
5. UK a drainage channel
6. something distasteful or morally questionable

Translations
trans-top|ditch
Finnish: katuoja
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Turkish: oluk#Turkish|oluk, suyolu, sefalet
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trans-top|grooves
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trans-top|space in text
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trans-top|something distasteful or morally questionable
Finnish: rappio
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See also
projectlinks
|pedia

Adjective
en-adj

1. suitable for the gutter; vulgar, disreputable

Translations
trans-top|vulgar, disreputable
Finnish: rappiollinen
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Verb
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1. to flow or stream; to form gutters
2. context|of a candle to melt away or fail from becoming channeled on one side
3. context|of a small flame to flicker as if about to be extinguished

Translations
trans-top|to flow or stream; to form gutters
Finnish: valua, virrata
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trans-top|to melt away or fail from becoming channeled on one side
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trans-top|to flicker as if about to be extinguished
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de:gutter
fa:gutter
fr:gutter
hi:gutter
it:gutter
ru:gutter
te:gutter
vi:gutter
zh:gutter

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