Lizards and litter

lit·ter (l

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.

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 lectria (influenced by Old French lit, bed), from Latin lectus, bed; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

litter·er n.

litter [ˈlɪtə]

a. small refuse or waste materials carelessly dropped, esp in public places

b. (as modifier) litter bin

2. a disordered or untidy condition or a collection of objects in this condition

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a group of offspring produced at one birth by a mammal such as a sow

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a layer of partly decomposed leaves, twigs, etc., on the ground in a wood or forest

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) straw, hay, or similar material used as bedding, protection, etc., by animals or plants

6. See cat litter

7. a means of conveying people, esp sick or wounded people, consisting of a light bed or seat held between parallel sticks

1. to make (a place) untidy by strewing (refuse)

2. to scatter (objects, etc.) about or (of objects) to lie around or upon (anything) in an untidy fashion

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of pigs, cats, etc.) to give birth to (offspring)

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to provide (an animal or plant) with straw or hay for bedding, protection, etc.

[C13 (in the sense: bed): via Anglo-French, ultimately from 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.

litter

reckling, wallydrag - Reckling and wallydrag are both names for the runt of a litter.
farrow - Now the term for a litter of pigs, it originally meant "young pig," from Indo-European porkos.
queen - A litter-bearing female cat.
tantony - The smallest pig in a litter.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	litter - the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal animal group - a group of animals
	2.	litter - rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places) rubbish, trash, scrap - worthless material that is to be disposed of
	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 palankeen, palanquin - a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers 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 bedding material, bedding material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
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 strew, straw - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"
	3.	litter - give birth to a litter of animals birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

litter

noun

1. rubbish, refuse, waste, fragments, junk, debris, shreds, garbage (chiefly U.S.), trash, muck, detritus, grot (slang) If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up.

2. jumble, mess, disorder, confusion, scatter, tangle, muddle, clutter, disarray, untidiness He pushed aside the litter of books.

3. brood, family, young, offspring, progeny a litter of puppies

4. bedding, couch, mulch, floor cover, straw-bed The birds scratch through leaf litter on the forest floor.

5. stretcher, palanquin The Colonel winced as the porters jolted the litter.

verb

1. clutter, mess up, clutter up, be scattered about, disorder, disarrange, derange Glass from broken bottles litters the pavement.

2. scatter, spread, shower, strew Concrete holiday resorts are littered across the mountainside.

Translations

litter [ˈlɪtəʳ]

A. N

1. (= rubbish) → basura f; (= papers) → papeles mpl (tirados); (= wrappings) → envases mpl
"no litter" → prohibido arrojar basura

2. (= untidiness) → desorden m
in a litter → en desorden
a litter of books → un montón desordenado de libros, un revoltijo de libros

3. (Zool) → camada f

4. (= vehicle) → litera f (Med) → camilla f

5. (= bedding) → lecho m, cama f de paja

6. (for animal) → lecho m de paja
see also cat B

B. VT

1. (= make untidy) to litter the streets → tirar basura por la calle
to litter papers about a room; litter a room with papers → esparcir papeles por un cuarto, dejar papeles esparcidos por un cuarto
he littered the floor with all his football gear → dejó toda la ropa de fútbol tirada por el suelo
the lorry littered the road with rubbish → el camión dejó basura esparcida por toda la carretera, el camión dejó la carretera sembrada de basura
a pavement littered with papers → una acera sembrada de papeles
a room littered with books → un cuarto con libros por todas partes
a page littered with mistakes → una página plagada de errores

2. (= provide with bedding) [+ animal] → dar cama de paja a

3. (= give birth to) [animal] → parir

C. VI [cat] → parir

D. CPD litter basket, litter bin N (Brit) → papelera f
litter box N (US) = litter tray litter lout N persona que tira papeles o basura a la vía pública
litter tray N (esp Brit) lecho de arena higiénica para animales domésticos

litter [ˈlɪtə^r]

(= rubbish) → détritus mpl, ordures fpl

(= young animals) → portée f

vt (= cover) → joncher
Broken glass littered the pavement → Du verre brisé jonchait le trottoir.

vi (= drop litter) → jeter des détritus
litter bin n (British) → poubelle f
litter box (US) litter tray (British) n [cat] → bac m à litière

litter

→ Abfälle pl; (= papers, wrappings) → Papier nt; the park was strewn with litter → der Park war mit Papier und Abfällen übersät; don’t leave or drop litter (on notice) → bitte keinen Abfall zurücklassen; a litter of books → ein Haufen m → Bücher

(Zool) → Wurf m

(= vehicle) → Sänfte f; (Med) → Tragbahre f, → Trage f

(= bedding for animals) → Streu f, → Stroh nt; (for plants) → Stroh nt; (= cat litter) → Katzenstreu f

to be littered with something (lit, fig) → mit etw übersät sein; old cans littered the countryside → alte Dosen verschandelten die Landschaft; glass from broken bottles littered the streets → Glasscherben lagen überall auf den Straßen herum; to litter a room with papers → Papier(e) im Zimmer verstreuen

(= give birth to) → werfen

plant → abdecken; animal → Streu geben (+dat)

(= have young) → werfen

(esp US) → Abfall wegwerfen

litter:

litterbag

n (US) → Abfalltüte f

litter basket

n → Abfallkorb m

litter bin

n (Brit) → Abfalleimer m; (hooked on) → Abfallkorb m; (bigger) → Abfalltonne f

litter box

n (US) = litter tray

litter bug, litter lout

n (inf) → Dreckspatz m (inf), → Schmutzfink m (inf)

litter tray

n → Katzenklo nt

litter [ˈlɪtəʳ]

1. n

a. (rubbish) → rifiuti mpl; (papers) → cartacce fpl

b. (young animals) → nidiata, figliata; (of dogs) → cucciolata

c. (Agr) (bedding) → lettiera

2. vt (subj, person) → lasciare rifiuti in; (books, rubbish) → coprire
littered with → coperto/a di
the room was littered with books → nella stanza c'erano libri dappertutto
a pavement littered with papers → un marciapiede pieno di cartacce

litter

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 roska ordures אַשפָּה कूडा़-करकट smeće szemét sampah drasl, rusl immondizia, rifiuti ごみ 쓰레기, 잡동사니 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 pehku litière מַצָע-קַשׁ एक साथ पैदा हुए बच्चे stelja alom jerami hálmur, hey lettiera, strame 寝わら (동물의) 깃, 깔짚 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 (짐승의) 한배의 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 同一窩仔畜 виводок نئے جنے ہوئے جانوروں کا ایک جھول lứa đẻ 同胎小崽

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 roskata 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

litter → رُكَام مُبَعثَر, ولادة الحيوان odpadky, vrh kuld, skrald Abfall, Wurf νεογέννητα ζώα, σκουπίδια camada, desperdicios poikue, roskat détritus, portée okot, smeće cucciolata, spazzatura ごみ, 動物の一腹子 쓰레기, 한배의 새끼 nest, rommel avfall, kull miot, odpadki lixo, ninhada мусор, помет kull, skräp ขยะ, ลูกสัตว์ çöp, yeni doğmuş yavrular lứa con, rác rưởi 后代, 垃圾

Mentioned in	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
bin cluttered covered couch deep-litter dust devil emu-bob farrow farrowing Kitty Litter litter basket litter bin litter patient litter-basket litterbin littered litterer Littery palankeen palanquin			Livonian Livonian-speaking Livor Livorno livraison livre Livy Lixivial Lixivial salts lixiviate lixiviation Lixivious lixivium Lixt Liza lizard lizard fish lizard orchid Lizard Point Lizard snake Lizard stone Lizard's tail lizard's-tail lizard's-tail family lizardfish Lizards and litter LJ Ljubljana Lk ll ll. llama Llandaff Llandeilo group Llandudno Llanelli Llanero Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Llangollen llano Llano Estacado LLB LLD Llew Llaw Gyffes Llewellyn Llewelyn I Llewelyn II Llewelyn Powys Lleyn Peninsula LLM Lloyd			Lizard Point lizard poisoning lizard poisoning lizard poisoning Lizard Skin Lizard snake Lizard stone Lizard tail Lizard tail lizard viral anemia lizard viral anemia lizard viral anemia Lizard's tail Lizard's tail lizard's tails lizard's-tail lizard's-tail family lizard's-tail family Lizard, The lizard-hipped dinosaur Lizard-tail Lizard-tail lizardfish lizardfishes Lizardite Lizardite Lizardite Lizards Lizards Lizards Lizards and litter Lizardtail Lizardtail LIZEI Lizhi Lizhi Lizogub, Dmitrii Lizogub, Dmitrii Andreevich Lizst Lizst Lizzie Lizzie Borden Lizzie Borden Lizzie McGuire Zone Lj Lj Lj (disambiguation) LJ potential LJ# LJ4A LJA LJAA LJAB LJAC LJAG LJAL LJAM LJAP Ljapunov exponent LJAS

litter (redirected from Lizards and litter)

litter
(redirected from Lizards and litter)