Litter
/ˈlɪtə(ɹ)/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts6 letters
Definition of Litter
noun
- A platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol.
- (collective) The offspring of a mammal born in one birth.
- Material used as bedding for animals.
"sleep in the litter"
- Collectively, items discarded on the ground.
"drop litter"
- Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray
"the cat's litter"
verb
- To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).
"By tossing the bottle out the window, he was littering."
- To scatter carelessly about.
- To strew (a place) with scattered articles.
- To give birth to, used of animals.
- To produce a litter of young.
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