English dictionary
litter
/'l/I/t/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
Source: WordNet 3.0
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rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
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conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
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material used to provide a bed for animals
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A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it.
Source: webster1913
verb
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strew
ExamplesCigar butts littered the ground.
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make a place messy by strewing garbage around
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give birth to a litter of animals
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To supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.
Source: webster1913
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To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.
Source: webster1913