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litter (enc)

Litter

Noun1.litter - the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
animal group - a group of animals
2.litter - rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
rubbish, trash, scrap - worthless material that is to be disposed of
3.litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
covered couch - a litter with a cover for privacy
palankeen, palanquin - a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
sedan chair, sedan - a closed litter for one passenger
stretcher - a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
4.litter - material used to provide a bed for animals
matter, substance - that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
Verb1.litter - strew; "Cigar butts littered the ground"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
2.litter - make a place messy by strewing garbage around
strew, straw - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"
3.litter - give birth to a litter of animals
birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
cub - give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year"
pup, whelp - birth; "the dog whelped"
farrow, pig - give birth; "sows farrow"
fawn - have fawns; "deer fawn"
have young, calve - birth; "the whales calve at this time of year"

 

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