litternoun
uk/ˈlɪt.ər/us/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ/litter noun (RUBBISH)
B2 [ U ] small pieces of rubbish that have been left lying on the ground in public places:
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Rubbish and waste
- debris
- detritus
- dross
- effluent
- flotsam
- jetsam
- jumble
- junk
- kitsch
- recycle
- refuse
- rubbish
- rubble
- scrap
- scrap heap
- spoil
- tat
- upcycle
- upcycling
- waste product
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litter noun (BABY ANIMALS)
[ C, + sing/pl verb ] a group of animals that are born at the same time and have the same mother:
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Animal young
- baby
- bugger
- calf
- calves
- chick
- colt
- cub
- fawn
- fledgling
- foal
- frogspawn
- fry
- gosling
- heifer
- offspring
- owlet
- peachick
- piglet
- pup
- spawn
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litter noun (BED)
[ U ] dried grass or plant stems used by animals as a bed
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Animal dwellings - natural
- anthill
- arboreal
- biome
- burrow
- byre
- cobweb
- den
- earth
- habitat
- house
- lair
- lodge
- molehill
- nest
- niche
- rookery
- roost
- warren
- web
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litter noun (ANIMAL TOILET)
[ U ] a substance that is put in a container to be used as a toilet by pets:
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Parts of buildings: the toilet
- bathroom
- bedpan
- bog
- chamber pot
- cistern
- cloakroom
- convenience
- flush
- john
- ladies' room
- latrine
- lav
- lavatory
- loo
- powder room
- privy
- public convenience
- restroom
- shithouse
- women's room
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litterverb
uk/ˈlɪt.ər/us/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ/[ T ] to spread across an area or place untidily:
A place, document, or other object that is littered with something has or contains a lot of that thing:
[ I ] to drop rubbish on the ground in a public place:
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- environmentally friendly
- exhaustible
- natural resources
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- recycle
- reduce, reuse, recycle idiom
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