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litter

noun verb

Material used to provide a bed for animals

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
L
Ends with
R
Contains
IT
Scrabble score
6
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈlɪtə(ɹ)

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Material used to provide a bed for animals

noun

  1. Conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

noun

  1. The offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

noun

  1. Rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

verb

  1. Give birth to a litter of animals

verb

  1. Make a place messy by strewing garbage around

verb

  1. Strew

    “Cigar butts littered the ground”

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Example Sentences

Cigar butts littered the ground

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