litter
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
litters
plural
litters
Britannica Dictionary definition of LITTER
1
a
[noncount]
:
things that have been thrown away and that are lying on the ground in a public place
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We decided to pick up the litter in the park.
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roadside litter
b
[singular]
:
a messy pile or group of things
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Her desk was covered with a litter of legal documents.
2
[noncount]
a
:
dry material that is spread in a container and used as a toilet by animals (especially cats) while they are indoors
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cat/kitty litter
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(chiefly US) a litter box = (Brit) a litter tray [=a container holding litter for a cat]
b
:
soft and dry material (such as straw) that is spread on the ground for some animals (such as horses) to sleep on
3
[count]
:
a group of young animals that are born at a single time
— often used figuratively in the phrase the pick of the litter
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a litter of puppies/piglets
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He was the runt of the litter. [=the smallest animal in the litter]
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Of all the cars on the market, this one is clearly the pick of the litter. [=the best one]
4
[count]
:
a covered bed that has long poles on the bottom and that was used in the past for carrying a very important person
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The emperor was carried to the palace on a litter.
2
litter
/ˈlɪtɚ/
verb
litters;
littered;
littering
2
litter
/ˈlɪtɚ/
verb
litters;
littered;
littering
Britannica Dictionary definition of LITTER
1
[+ object]
:
to cover (a surface) with many things in an untidy way
— often used figuratively
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Paper and popcorn littered the streets after the parade.
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Leaves littered the forest floor. [=the forest floor was covered with leaves]
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a desk littered with old letters and bills
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a landscape littered with ugly houses
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Dirty words litter his vocabulary. [=his vocabulary includes many dirty words; he says a lot of dirty words]
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The book is littered with errors. [=the book contains many errors]
2
[no object]
:
to throw or leave trash on the ground in a public place
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It is illegal to litter.
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He had to pay a fine for littering.
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Litterers are subject to a fine.
