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1. (n.) litter
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
2. litter
a condition of disorder or untidiness:
We were appalled at the litter of the room.
3. litter
a number of young brought forth by a multiparous animal at one birth:
a litter of six kittens.
4. litter
a framework of cloth stretched between two parallel bars, for the transportation of a sick or wounded person; stretcher.
5. litter
a vehicle carried by people or animals, consisting of a bed or couch, often covered and curtained, suspended between shafts.
6. litter
straw, hay, or the like, used as bedding for animals or as protection for plants.
7. litter
the layer of slightly decomposed organic material on the surface of the floor of the forest.
8. litter
any of various absorbent materials used for lining a box in which a cat can eliminate waste.
9. (v.t.) litter
to strew (a place) with scattered objects, rubbish, etc.
10. litter
to scatter (objects) in disorder.
11. litter
to be strewn about (a place) in disorder (often fol. by up).
12. litter
to cover (a floor or other area) with straw, hay, etc., for litter.
13. (v.i.) litter
to give birth to a litter.
14. litter
to strew objects about:
a fine for littering.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME litere bed, litter < AF; OF litiere < ML lectāria= L lect(us) bed)
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| Definition of 'litter' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) litter
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
2. (noun) litter
rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
3. (noun) litter
conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
4. (verb) bedding material, bedding, litter
material used to provide a bed for animals
5. (verb) litter
strew
"Cigar butts littered the ground"
6. (verb) litter
make a place messy by strewing garbage around
7. (verb) litter
give birth to a litter of animals
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1. (noun) litter
garbage people have dropped on the ground
streets covered in litter
2. litter
a number of kittens, puppies, etc. born at the same time
five kittens in the litter
3. (verb) litter
(of garbage or other items) to cover and area
The streets were littered with cans and bottles.; fined for littering the streets
4. litter
littered with
full of
Our nation's history is littered with shameful secrets.; a speech littered with praise for doctors and nurses
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) litter
a bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it
2. (noun) litter
straw, hay, etc., scattered on a floor, as bedding for animals to rest on; also, a covering of straw for plants
3. (noun) litter
things lying scattered about in a manner indicating slovenliness; scattered rubbish
4. (noun) litter
disorder or untidiness resulting from scattered rubbish, or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room in a state of litter
5. (noun) litter
the young brought forth at one time, by a sow or other multiparous animal, taken collectively. Also Fig
6. (verb) litter
to supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall
7. (verb) litter
to put into a confused or disordered condition; to strew with scattered articles; as, to litter a room
8. (verb) litter
to give birth to; to bear; -- said of brutes, esp. those which produce more than one at a birth, and also of human beings, in abhorrence or contempt
9. (verb) litter
to be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter
10. (verb) litter
to produce a litter
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| Definition of 'litter' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. litter
A basket or frame utilized for the transport of injured persons.
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Sense: an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc
Put your litter in that bin.
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 Afrikaans: rommel |
 Arabic: مُهْمَلات |
 Bulgarian: боклук |
 Brazilian: lixo |
 Czech: odpadky |
 German: der Abfall |
 Danish: affald; skrald |
 Greek: σκουπίδια |
 Spanish: basura, papeles |
 Estonian: praht |
 Farsi: آآت و آشغال |
 Finnish: roska |
 French: ordures |
 Hebrew: אַשפָּה |
 Hindi: कूडा़-करकट |
 Croatian: smeće |
 Hungarian: szemét |
 Indonesian: sampah |
 Icelandic: drasl, rusl |
 Italian: immondizia, rifiuti |
 Japanese: ごみ |
 Korean: 쓰레기, 잡동사니 |
 Lithuanian: išmėtyti daiktai, šiukšlė |
 Latvian: izsvaidītas lietas/papīri |
 Malay: sampah |
 Dutch: rommel |
 Norwegian: avfall, søppel, rot |
 Polish: śmieci |
 Persian: آشغال و زباله |
 Pashto: بى كاره توكى |
 Portuguese: lixo |
 Romanian: gunoi |
 Russian: мусор |
 Slovak: odpadky |
 Slovenian: smeti |
 Serbian: đubre |
 Swedish: skräp |
 Thai: ขยะ |
 Turkish: çöp |
 Taiwanese: 一堆廢紙，垃圾 |
 Ukrainian: розкидані речі; сміття |
 Urdu: کچرا |
 Vietnamese: rác rưởi bừa bãi |
 Chinese: （杂乱的）废物，垃圾 |
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