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litter

/ˈlɪtɚ/

US UK

noun

plural -ters

[noncount] :things that have been thrown away and that are lying on the ground in a public place

We decided to pick up the litter in the park.

roadside litter

[singular] :a messy pile or group of things

Her desk was covered with a litter of legal documents.

[noncount] dry material that is spread in a container and used as a toilet by animals (especially cats) while they are indoors

cat/kitty litter

(chiefly US) a litter box = (Brit) a litter tray [=a container holding litter for a cat]

soft and dry material (such as straw) that is spread on the ground for some animals (such as horses) to sleep on

[count] :a group of young animals that are born at a single time

a litter of puppies/piglets

He was the runt of the litter. [=the smallest animal in the litter] - often used figuratively in the phrase the pick of the litter

Of all the cars on the market, this one is clearly the pick of the litter. [=the best one]

[count] :a covered bed that has long poles on the bottom and that was used in the past for carrying a very important person

The emperor was carried to the palace on a litter.

verb

-ters; -tered; -tering

[+ obj] :to cover (a surface) with many things in an untidy way

Paper and popcorn littered the streets after the parade.

Leaves littered the forest floor. [=the forest floor was covered with leaves]

a desk littered with old letters and bills - often used figuratively

a landscape littered with ugly houses

Dirty words litter his vocabulary. [=his vocabulary includes many dirty words; he says a lot of dirty words]

The book is littered with errors. [=the book contains many errors]

[no obj] :to throw or leave trash on the ground in a public place

It is illegal to litter.

He had to pay a fine for littering.

* Các từ tương tự:
litter bin, litterbug