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Litter

noun

1.

The offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal.

2.

Rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places).

3.

Conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers.

4.

Material used to provide a bed for animals. Synonyms: bedding, bedding material.

verb

(past & past part. littered; pres. part. littering)

1.

Strew.

2.

Make a place messy by strewing garbage around.

3.

Give birth to a litter of animals.

Lit

adjective

1.

Provided with artificial light. Synonyms: illuminated, lighted, well-lighted. "Looked up at the lighted windows" , "A brightly lit room" , "A well-lighted stairwell"

2.

Set afire or burning. Synonym: lighted. "A lighted cigarette" , "A lit firecracker"

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"Litter" Quotes from Famous Books

... rushed out from Files's tavern and stood on the porch. He had one of the papers in his hand. He ripped the paper to tatters and strewed about him the bits and stamped on the litter. He shrieked profanity. Then he ...

— When Egypt Went Broke • Holman Day

... formidable army, which most historians compute at one hundred thousand cavalry; although Ibnu Khaldun makes it amount to forty thousand men only. Roderic brought all his treasures and military stores in carts: he himself came in a litter placed between two mules, having over his head an awning richly set with pearls, rubies, and emeralds. On the approach of this formidable host the Moslems did not lose courage, but prepared to meet their adversary. Tarik assembled his men, comforted them ...

— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4 • Various

... where she took off her things, there was a great litter of evergreen and hemlock; in the farthest corner, lopped pitifully over on its side, was a fine hemlock-tree. Lucretia looked at it, and her smiling face grew ...

— Young Lucretia and Other Stories • Mary E. Wilkins

... now, but still continued her search amongst the litter. It was not easy to decipher writing or printing in that dim light, but her eyes were good and the longer she remained in the room the more distinctly she saw. There was an electric globe suspended over the press, but she dared not turn on the light for fear of ...

— Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls • Edith Van Dyne (AKA L. Frank Baum)

... them welcome without permitting their coming or going to disturb his own evening occupations in any serious way. His room was very large, well warmed, and abundantly lighted, for he had almost a passion for light. There was always a litter of new magazines, weekly periodicals, and the like on the big table in the centre of the room, and there were always piles of older ones in the big closet. Still further there was a stand of bookshelves which was beginning to be crowded with books ...

— A Captain in the Ranks - A Romance of Affairs • George Cary Eggleston

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