Topic: PETS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | litiere, from lit 'bed' |
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lit‧ter1
1 waste paper, cans etc that people have thrown away and left on the ground in a public place [= rubbish, trash, garbage]: a town with a litter problem
waste
[uncountable]a town with a litter problem2 a group of baby animals that a mother gives birth to at the same time
baby animals
[countable]HBA3 small grains of a dry substance that is put in a container that a cat uses as a toilet indoors : cat litter a litter tray
for cat's toilet
[uncountable]DHPcat littera litter tray4 dead leaves and other decaying plants on the ground in a forest
forest
[uncountable] leaf litter5 a group of things that look very untidy : A litter of notes, papers, and textbooks were strewn on the desk.
a litter of something
literaryA litter of notes, papers, and textbooks were strewn on the desk.6 a substance such as straw that a farm animal sleeps on
for animal's bed
[uncountable]TA7 a chair or bed for carrying important people, used in past times
