LITTER


Meaning of LITTER in English

n. 25B6; noun

never drop litter : RUBBISH, refuse, junk, waste, debris, scraps, leavings, fragments, detritus; N. Amer. trash, garbage.

the litter of glasses around her : CLUTTER, jumble, muddle, mess, heap, disorder, untidiness, confusion, disarray; informal shambles.

a litter of kittens : BROOD, family; young, offspring, progeny; Law issue.

straw for use as litter : (ANIMAL) BEDDING, straw.

a horse-drawn litter : SEDAN CHAIR, palanquin; stretcher.

25B6; verb clothes littered the floor : MAKE UNTIDY, mess up, make a mess of, clutter up, be strewn about, be scattered about; informal make a shambles of; poetic/literary bestrew.

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