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Litter
ˈlɪtə
- rubbish such as paper, cans, and bottles left lying in an open or public place
"always clear up after a picnic and never drop litter"
refuse junk waste debris odds and ends scraps leavings fragments detritus flotsam discarded matter dross muck- an untidy collection of things lying about
"a litter of sleeping bags on the floor"
- a number of young animals born to an animal at one time
"a litter of five kittens"
- absorbent material, typically in granular form, used to line a shallow receptacle in which a cat can urinate and defecate when indoors
"a plastic litter tray"
- straw or other plant matter used as bedding for animals
"the plant burns discarded litter from poultry farms"
- decomposing but recognizable leaves and other debris forming a layer on top of the soil, especially in forests
"the spiders live in leaf litter"
- a structure used to transport people, containing a bed or seat enclosed by curtains and carried on men's shoulders or by animalssedan chair palanquin
- a framework with a couch for transporting sick or wounded people
- make (a place or area) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about
"clothes and newspapers littered the floor"
make untidy mess up make a mess of clutter up throw into disorder be strewn about be scattered about be jumbled be disarranged- leave (rubbish or a number of objects) lying untidily in a place
"there was broken glass littered about"
- fill with examples of a particular thing, typically something bad or unpleasant
"news pages have been littered with doom and gloom about company collapses"
- provide (a horse or other animal) with litter as bedding