gutter

A gutter is a low area to catch water and direct its flow.

Example: The gutter was full of leaves, and the water was pouring over the edge.

The gutter is the bad or vulgar part of human life.

Example: That's the kind of gutter language we expect from a cheat like you.

The gutter in a book or magazine is the white space between columns.

Example: The gutter should be about 1.5cm.

If a candle gutters, it burns more on one side and forms a channel in the wax.

In bowling, if you gutter, your ball goes into the side gutters, and does not hit any pins.