1. litter - Noun
2. litter - Verb
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 dictionaryCigar 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