Wordcyclopedia | English | gutter spout funnel

gutter

— noun a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater — noun a tool for gutting fish — noun (= sewer, toilet) misfortune resulting in lost effort or money his career was in the gutter all that work went down the sewer pensions are in the toilet — noun a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.) — verb burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground — verb flow in small streams Tears guttered down her face — verb wear or cut gutters into The heavy rain guttered the soil — verb provide with gutters gutter the buildings

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spout

— verb (= gush) gush forth in a sudden stream or jet water gushed forth — verb (= rant) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner — noun an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

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funnel

— verb move or pour through a funnel funnel the liquid into the small bottle — noun a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends — noun (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) — noun a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth

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