I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cluttered (= covered with papers, books etc in an untidy way )
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His desk is so cluttered he can't find anything.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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It can remove the deposits of pigment that clutter up old cells whether in tissue culture or in the brain.
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They aren't cheap to buy or send, and they clutter up the house.
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What the hell are you doing anyway, cluttering up my office, wasting my time?
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Or are they so cluttered up that there isn't any real space to work on?
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Besides, if I'd told the truth, Jett wouldn't have been cluttering up our answering machine all night.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And, anyway, what happens to all the old technology cluttering the house?
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It can remove the deposits of pigment that clutter up old cells whether in tissue culture or in the brain.
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The bench was cluttered with cricket gear.
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The desk was cluttered with files, but the chair behind it was vacant.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I try to keep my desk free of clutter .
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It seemed impossible for her to keep the house free of clutter .
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On the dresser a clutter of compacts, rouges, and lipsticks lie half open.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But it also means more ad clutter for the average viewer.
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Keep the stairs free from clutter .
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Revelations may come in the night, when the mind has shed its normal clutter of reasons and viewpoints.
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She was darting back and forth across the clutter on the floor, tweaking cords and muttering beneath her breath.
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Some of these vendors can even deliver bills via e-mail, avoiding paper clutter and saving some trees.
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Think what a clutter there would be if your mind were filled with sights which were totally irrelevant to you!
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Yes, this does encourage clutter .
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Yet an unexpected feeling of fun and clutter pervades the complex.