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litter

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1. litter - Noun

2. litter - Verb

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A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it.

Straw, hay, etc., scattered on a floor, as bedding for animals to rest on; also, a covering of straw for plants.

Things lying scattered about in a manner indicating slovenliness; scattered rubbish.

Disorder or untidiness resulting from scattered rubbish, or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room in a state of litter.

The young brought forth at one time, by a sow or other multiparous animal, taken collectively. Also Fig.

To supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.

To put into a confused or disordered condition; to strew with scattered articles; as, to litter a room.

To give birth to; to bear; -- said of brutes, esp. those which produce more than one at a birth, and also of human beings, in abhorrence or contempt.

To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.

To produce a litter.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Cigar butts littered the ground Source: Internet

According to Funk and Wagnalls ' Wildlife Encyclopedia, captive black leopards are less fertile than spotted leopards, with average litter sizes of 1.8 and 2.1, respectively. Source: Internet

Acorns sprout into seedlings after fire and sites that have been cleared of canopy and leaf litter in fires are ideal for seedling success. Source: Internet

A Dundee City Council spokesman said: “We are currently operating a regular multi daily litter picking route at this location, however we will look into the reports of littering.” Source: Internet

After a gestation period of 93 ± 6 days, females give birth to a litter of one to five, most often three cubs. Source: Internet

After a fight in which Batman knocks her off a building, Catwoman survives by landing in a truck full of kitty litter. Source: Internet

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