litter

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: titter, flitter, bitter, lither, glitter, letter, jitter, ritter, latter, lister, lifter

Antonyms: titter, flitter, bitter, lither, glitter, letter, jitter, ritter, latter, lister, lifter

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|loose bedding for people or animals}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[straw|Straw]], [[grass]], and [[similar]] [[loose]] [[material]] [[use]]d as [[bedding]] for [[people]] or [[animal]]s. {{defdate|1325}}
2. {{senseid|en|Q476850}} {{lb|en|countable}} A [[mobile]] [[bed]] or [[couch]] [[transport]]ed upon or [[suspend]]ed from [[pole]]s [[place]]d over [[human]] [[shoulder]]s or [[animal]] [[back]]s. {{defdate|1330s}}
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|obsolete}} {{synonym of|en|straw}}, [[grass]], [[etc.]] [[more]] [[generally]], [[particularly]] in [[plaster]], [[thatch]], and [[mulch]]. {{defdate|1453}}
4. {{lb|en|countable|obsolete}} An [[act]] of [[giving]] [[birth]] to a [[number]] of [[live]] [[young]] [[at the same time]]. {{defdate|1440}}
5. {{cln|en|collective nouns}} {{lb|en|countable|collective}} The [[whole]] [[group]] of [[live]] [[young]] [[born]] [[at the same time]], [[typically]] [[in reference to]] [[mammal]]s or {{lb|en|figurative|pejorative}} [[unpleasant]] [[people]] or [[object]]s. {{defdate|1486}}
6. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[waste|Waste]] or [[debris]], [[originally]] any [[mess]] but [[now]] [[particularly]] [[trash]] [[left]] or [[thrown]] on the [[ground]].
7. {{lb|en|countable|uncommon}} A [[bed]], a [[substrate]] [[form]]ed from [[loose]] [[material]]s.
8. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[layer]] of [[fallen]] [[leaf|leaves]] and [[other]] [[loose]] [[organic]] [[material]] on the [[ground]] in a [[forest]]. {{defdate|1905}}
9. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[fuller's earth|Fuller's earth]], [[clay]] [[pellet]]s, [[wood chip]]s, or [[other]] [[similar]] [[loose]] [[absorbent]] [[material]]s [[use]]d for the [[waste]] of [[pet]] [[animal]]s. {{defdate|1959}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[drop]] or [[throw]] [[trash]] without properly [[dispose|disposing]] of it (as [[discard]]ing in [[public]] [[area]]s rather than trash [[receptacle]]s).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[scatter]] carelessly about.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To strew (a place) with scattered articles.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To give [[birth]] to, in the manner of animals.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To produce a litter of young.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To supply (cattle etc.) with litter; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.
7. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be supplied with litter as [[bedding]]; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.

Adjective

1. {{en-comparative of|lit}}

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