lit·ter (l t  r)n. 1. a. A disorderly accumulation of objects; a pile. b. Carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper: the litter in the streets after a parade. 2. The offspring produced at one birth by a multiparous mammal. See Synonyms at flock1. 3. a. Material, such as straw, used as bedding for animals. b. An absorbent material, such as granulated clay, for covering the floor of an animal's cage or excretory box. 4. An enclosed or curtained couch mounted on shafts and used to carry a single passenger. 5. A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a stretcher. 6. The uppermost layer of the forest floor consisting chiefly of fallen leaves and other decaying organic matter. v. lit·tered, lit·ter·ing, lit·ters v.tr. 1. To give birth to (a litter). 2. To make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly: Selfish picnickers litter the beach with food wrappers. 3. To scatter about: littered towels all over the locker room. 4. To supply (animals) with litter for bedding or floor covering. v.intr. 1. To give birth to a litter. 2. To scatter litter. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman litere, from Medieval Latin lect  ria (influenced by Old French lit, bed), from Latin lectus, bed; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]lit ter·er n. |
litter
Noun
1. small items of rubbish carelessly dropped in public places
2. a disordered or untidy collection of objects
3. a group of animals produced at one birth
4. straw or hay used as bedding for animals
5. dry material used to line a receptacle in which a domestic cat can urinate and defecate
6. (esp. formerly) a bed or seat held between parallel poles and used for carrying people
Verb
1. to strew with litter
2. to scatter or be scattered in an untidy fashion
3. (of animals) to give birth to offspring
4. to provide (an animal) with straw or hay for bedding [Latin lectus bed]
Litter the young brought forth at one time by a sow or similar animal; a disorderly cumulation of papers; rubbish, 1730.
Examples: litter of children, 1704; of constitutions, 1796; of kittens; of lions, 1734; of opinions, 1662; of pamphlets, 1688; of pigs, 1604—Brewer, of rabbits, 1802; of sins, 1639; of whelps, 1486; of women, 1860.
A basket or frame utilized for the transport of injured persons.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  litter - the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammalanimal group - a group of animals |
| 2. | litter - rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places) | |
| 3. | litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation covered couch - a litter with a cover for privacy sedan chair, sedan - a closed litter for one passenger stretcher - a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles | |
| 4. | litter - material used to provide a bed for animals | |
| Verb | 1. | litter - strew; "Cigar butts littered the ground" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| 2. | litter - make a place messy by strewing garbage around | |
| 3. | litter - give birth to a litter of animals |
litter
noun 1. rubbish, refuse, waste, fragments, junk, debris, shreds, garbage chiefly U.S. trash, muck, detritus, grot (slang)
Translations
litter [ˈlɪtəʳ] n (= rubbish) → basura (= paper); papeles mpl (tirados) (= young animals); camada, cría
litter [ˈlɪtəʳ] n (= rubbish) → détritus mpl;
vt → éparpiller; laisser des détritus dans;
littered with → jonché(e) de → couvert(e) de
litter [ˈlɪtəʳ] n (= rubbish) → rifiuti mpl (= young animals); figliata
vt → sparpagliare; lasciare rifiuti in;
littered with → coperto/a di
n litter [ˈlitə(r)]
1 an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc Put your litter in that bin. rommel مُهْمَلات боклук odpadky affald; skrald der Abfall σκουπίδια basura, papeles praht آآت و آشغال roskat ordures אַשפָּה कूडा़-करकट smeće szemét sampah drasl, rusl immondizia, rifiuti ごみ 잡동사니, 쓰레기 išmėtyti daiktai, šiukšlės izsvaidītas lietas/papīri; draza; nekārtība sampah rommel avfall, søppel, rot śmieci lixo gunoi мусор odpadky smeti đubre skräp ขยะ çöp (雜亂的)廢物, 垃圾 розкидані речі; сміття کچرا rác rưởi bừa bãi （杂乱的）废物, 垃圾
2 a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc. strooi قَش сламена постеля stelivo høbunke; kattegrus die Streu αχυροστρωμνή cama de paja põhk بستر کاهی pahnat litière מַצָע-קַשׁ एक साथ पैदा हुए बच्चे stelja alom jerami hálmur, hey lettiera, strame 寝わら (동물의 잠자리에 까는) 짚 kraikas, pakratai pakaiši timbunan jerami ligstro halm, strø podściółka palha culcuş de paie соломенная подстилка для скота stelivo stelja slama strö กองฟางเล็กสำหรับนอน kuru ot 稻草 підстилка جانوروں کے لئے پؤال کا بستر đống rơm 稻草
3 a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time a litter of kittens. werpsel البَطْن: مَجموع الجِراء المَولودَة مَرّة واحِدَه котило vrh kuld der Wurf νεογνά ζώου από μια γέννα camada pesakond توله ها؛ بچه ها poikue portée וְלָדוֹת מְאוֹתָה הַמלָטָה जानवरों के एक ही समय में जन्में बच्चे leglo alom kelompok anak binatang ungahópur, urpt, got figliata, cucciolata, nidiata 一腹の子 한 배의 새끼 vada (kucēnu, sivēnu) metiens seperinduk nest jongen kull miot, młode ninhada pui abia fătaţi помёт vrh zarod okot kull คอก bir defada doğan yavrular 同胎小崽 виводок نئے جنے ہوئے جانوروں کا ایک جھول lứa đẻ 同胎小崽
v
to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects Papers littered the table. omkrap يُغَطّي بالمُهْمَلات застилам ležet bez ladu ligge og flyde verstreut herumliegen γεμίζω με άχρηστα πράγματα cubrir katma پر از آت و آشغال کردن peittää couvrir לְלַכלֵך בְּאַשפָּה बिखेरना nasmetiti teleszór memenuhi sóða út, kasta frá sér rusli; strá ingombrare, sparpagliare 散らかす 어지르다 nukloti, padengti izsvaidīt; piemētāt; piegružot menyepah-nyepahkan rondstrooien, verstrooid liggen op/in rote til, la flyte utover zaśmiecać espalhar a acoperi мусорить ležať rozhádzaný nastlati prekriti skräpa ner ทิ้งเรี่ยราด kirletmek, çöp atmak 亂丟 розкидати; смітити کچرے سے گندا کرنا bày bừa lên 乱丢
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