Plural of gutter
regular plural
The plural of gutter is gutters.
Forms of gutter
| Singular | gutter /ˈɡʌt.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | gutters |
| Countable | countable |
Gutters in a sentence
- In nearly all of the towns the gutters are filled with vegetation, or have been neglected for so long a time that the roadway becomes its own drainage bed.1902, Massachusetts Highway Commission, Annual Report of the Massachusetts Highway Commission, volume 9
- ‘Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 7, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- The ladder holdoff enabled him to clean the gutters easily without the ladder's weight damaging them.From the entry holdoff
- He was elt(er)ed wi' gutters fae head to foot.From the entry elt
- 'Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,' he said.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter VII, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC. From the entry crawl
Meaning of gutter
- noun A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
- noun A ditch along the side of a road.
- noun A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
Questions about the plural of gutter
- What is the plural of gutter?
- The plural of gutter is gutters.
- Is gutter countable?
- Gutter is a countable noun.
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