slide vs gutter

gutter vs slide

slide and gutter both are nouns.

slide and gutter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slide	Yes	No	Yes	No
gutter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gutter is a hypernym of slide; that is, gutter is a word with a broader meaning than slide:

slide: sloping channel through which things can descend
gutter: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

Other hypernyms of slide include trough.

slide (noun)	gutter (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
sloping channel through which things can descend	a tool for gutting fish
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector	a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study	misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

slide (verb)	gutter (verb)
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly	provide with gutters
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner	wear or cut gutters into
move smoothly along a surface	flow in small streams
	burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker

Difference between slide and gutter

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