| word | litter |
|---|---|
| definition | noun 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. 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. A litter is a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time. ...a litter of pups. Litter is a dry substance that you put in the container where you want your cat to go to the toilet . verb If a number of things litter a place, they are scattered untidily around it or over it. Glass from broken bottles litters the pavement. The entrance hall is littered with toys and wellington boots. Concrete purpose-built resorts are littered across the mountainsides. adjective 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'. |
| inflections | litterslitteringlitteredlittered |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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