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Plural for rubbish left lying in an open or public place
“Anyone caught dropping litter could face a fine under the new Environment Protection Act.”
Plural for a number of young animals born to an animal at one time
“Females produce one litter a year, numbering from one to six kittens and averaging four or five.”
Plural for an untidy collection of things lying about
“We rose the next morning to a litter of downed branches and crooked trunks.”
Plural for straw or other plant matter used as bedding for animals
“In either case, the amount of used litter accumulated over a year's time is quite surprising.”
Plural for a structure used to transport people, containing a bed or seat enclosed by curtains and carried on men's shoulders or by animals
“The Colonel winced as the porters jolted the litter.”
Plural for foul matter which soils, pollutes or defiles
Plural for a large number or crowd of people, animals or things
To scatter about in a messy way
“It would greatly influence cleanliness in the city if every resident understood that it is forbidden to litter the streets with fruit peels and plastic wrappers.”
To be scattered about in a messy way
“As early as July, many still green leaves would litter the ground, and there would be none left to display their colors in fall.”
To tarnish or dirty with contaminants or something undesirable
To mark with small spots or dots
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