Meaning & use
litter
Trash or discarded items left scattered in an outdoor or public place.
See it in a sentence
Volunteers spent the morning picking up litter along the riverbank.
The park ranger reminded visitors not to leave litter behind after picnics.
A note on using this word
As a verb, litter means to scatter trash carelessly; it can also describe a group of animals born together, a distinct unrelated sense.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A group of animals born to the same mother at the same time.
The dog gave birth to a litter of six puppies in the barn.
3. verb
To drop trash carelessly in a place, leaving it untidy.
Please don't litter; use the bins provided along the trail.
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