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litter
has definitions from the fields of transportation,biology,zoology
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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
Used in print (Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)In litters of eight mice from similar parents , the number of mice with straight instead of wavy hair is an integer from 0 to 8 . For the marksman , we study sets of five shots ( * * f ) ; for the mice , we restrict attention to litters of eight ( * * f ) ; and for the aces , we toss three dice ( * * f ) . Related terms |
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[ noun ] rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)However , the litter remained , augmented by several dozen lunchroom suppers . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)There was no confusion and no litter . Related terms |
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[ verb ] strew
Examples "Cigar butts littered the ground" Used in print (Thomas Anderson, Here Comes Pete Now....)Cigarette_butts littered the floor . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make a place messy by strewing garbage around
Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)The Champs_Elysees is literally littered this summer with the prostrate bodies of France 's beat-up beatnik jeunes_filles . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
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[ noun ] material used to provide a bed for animals
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