gutters 1 of 2

noun

Definition of guttersnext
plural of gutter
1
as in drains
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof one of his chores is to clean leaves and sticks out of the gutters before winter sets in

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as in ditches
a long narrow channel dug in the earth rainwater running off the road into the gutters

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gutters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gutter
as in smelts

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  1. trenches
  2. melts
  3. tries
Noun
  • Topographic features on Earth’s surface, such as mountains and deep-sea trenches, also distort its shape slightly.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The severity of Helene also prompted the Hermitage staff to prepare for Hurricane Milton by boarding up windows, building a 15-foot-tall sand dune and digging trenches on the property.
    Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Verb
  • This stunning candle warmer melts your favorite, scented waxes easily.
    Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • With more of this snipping, the cheese melts more easily but is less able to stretch and more likely to become soupy.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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  • Even so, its contract renewal with the NBA comes at a time when the sneaker giant has had to work harder to maintain its critical partnerships, and new CEO Elliott Hill tries to regain market share lost in recent years.
    Jessica Golden,Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Republican who lost big in ’22 tries again Few Senate seats are up for grabs this year.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
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