| culvert | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. culvert | a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway. |
| ~ drainpipe, waste pipe, drain | a pipe through which liquid is carried away. |
| sewer | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cloaca, sewer, sewerage | a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water. |
| ~ drainpipe, waste pipe, drain | a pipe through which liquid is carried away. |
| ~ sewage system, sewage works, sewer system | facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage. |
| n. (person) | 2. sewer | someone who sews.; "a sewer of fine gowns" |
| ~ baster, tacker | a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches. |
| ~ needleworker | someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle. |
| ~ sewing-machine operator | someone who sews by operating a sewing machine. |
| ~ tucker | a sewer who tucks. |
| n. (state) | 3. gutter, 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" |
| ~ bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune | an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes. |
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