litter
lit|ter /l'ɪtər/ (litters littering littered)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Litter is rubbish that is left lying around outside.
If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up...
On Wednesday we cleared a beach and woodland of litter.
= rubbish
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N of n
A litter of things is a quantity of them that are lying around in a disorganized way.
He pushed aside the litter of books and papers and laid two places at the table.
3 [VERB] V n
If a number of things litter a place, they are scattered untidily around it or over it.
Glass from broken bottles litters the pavement.
● littered [ADJ] v-link ADJ prep
The entrance hall is littered with toys and wellington boots...
Concrete purpose-built resorts are littered across the mountainsides.
4 [ADJ] v-link ADJ with n
If something is littered with things, it contains many examples of it.
History is littered with men and women spurred into achievement by a father's disregard...
Charles' speech is littered with lots of marketing buzzwords like `package' and `product'.
5 [N-COUNT]
A litter is a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time.
...a litter of pups.
6 [N-UNCOUNT]
Litter is a dry substance that you put in the container where you want your cat to go to the toilet.lit|ter bin (litter bins)
[N-COUNT]
A litter bin is a container, usually in a street, park, or public building, into which people can put rubbish. (BRIT; in AM, use trash can)
= rubbish bin
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Litter is rubbish that is left lying around outside.
If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up...
On Wednesday we cleared a beach and woodland of litter.
= rubbish
2 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N of n
A litter of things is a quantity of them that are lying around in a disorganized way.
He pushed aside the litter of books and papers and laid two places at the table.
3 [VERB] V n
If a number of things litter a place, they are scattered untidily around it or over it.
Glass from broken bottles litters the pavement.
● littered [ADJ] v-link ADJ prep
The entrance hall is littered with toys and wellington boots...
Concrete purpose-built resorts are littered across the mountainsides.
4 [ADJ] v-link ADJ with n
If something is littered with things, it contains many examples of it.
History is littered with men and women spurred into achievement by a father's disregard...
Charles' speech is littered with lots of marketing buzzwords like `package' and `product'.
5 [N-COUNT]
A litter is a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time.
...a litter of pups.
6 [N-UNCOUNT]
Litter is a dry substance that you put in the container where you want your cat to go to the toilet.lit|ter bin (litter bins)
[N-COUNT]
A litter bin is a container, usually in a street, park, or public building, into which people can put rubbish. (BRIT; in AM, use trash can)
= rubbish bin