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• litter — 1. noun 1) never drop litter Syn: garbage, refuse, junk, waste, debris, scraps, leavings, fragments, detritus, trash, rubbish 2) the litter of papers around her Syn: clutter …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Litter — is waste disposed in the wrong place by unlawful human action and can vary in size of incident, occurrence or items. It can occur as small items like wrappers, large collections of waste or scatterings of litter dispersed around public places… …   Wikipedia

• Litter (disambiguation) — Litter may mean: *Straw or other material strewn in an animal s enclosure (e.g. a stable) for it to sleep on and to absorb its faeces and urine. This is the original meaning. *Litter, trash in small portions thrown inappropriately in a public… …   Wikipedia

• Litter — Lit ter (l[i^]t t[ e]r), n. [F. liti[ e]re, LL. lectaria, fr. L. lectus couch, bed. See {Lie} to be prostrated, and cf. {Coverlet}.] 1. A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• litter — ► NOUN 1) rubbish left in an open or public place. 2) an untidy collection of things. 3) a number of young born to an animal at one time. 4) (also cat litter) granular absorbent material lining a tray for a cat to urinate and defecate in indoors …   English terms dictionary

• litter — [lit′ər] n. [ME litere < OFr litiere < ML literia, lectaria < L lectus, a couch: see LIE1] 1. a framework having long horizontal shafts near the bottom and enclosing a couch on which a person can be carried 2. a stretcher for carrying… …   English World dictionary

• Litter (vehicle) — For other meanings of litter, see Litter (disambiguation). A Korean gama, circa 1890 …   Wikipedia

• litter — litterer, n. /lit euhr/, n. 1. objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish. 2. a condition of disorder or untidiness: We were appalled at the litter of the room. 3. a number of young brought forth by a multiparous animal at one birth: a… …   Universalium

• litter — {{11}}litter (n.) c.1300, a bed, also bed like vehicle carried on men s shoulders (early 14c.), from Anglo Fr. litere portable bed, O.Fr. litiere litter, stretcher, bier; straw, bedding, from M.L. lectaria litter (altered in French by influence… …   Etymology dictionary

• litter — I UK [ˈlɪtə(r)] / US [ˈlɪtər] noun Word forms litter : singular litter plural litters * 1) a) [uncountable] things such as pieces of paper that people have dropped on the ground in a public place, making it untidy The park and river are full of… …   English dictionary

• litter — /ˈlɪtə / (say lituh) noun 1. scattered rubbish, especially in public places. 2. a condition of disorder or untidiness. 3. a number of young brought forth at one birth. 4. a framework of canvas stretched between two parallel bars, for the… …