Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun litter

4 senses of litter

Sense 1
litter -- (the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal)
       => animal group -- (a group of animals)

Sense 2
litter -- (rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places))
       => rubbish, trash, scrap -- (worthless material that is to be disposed of)

Sense 3
litter -- (conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers)
       => conveyance, transport -- (something that serves as a means of transportation)

Sense 4
bedding material, bedding, litter -- (material used to provide a bed for animals)
       => material, stuff -- (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb litter

3 senses of litter

Sense 1
litter -- (strew; "Cigar butts littered the ground")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 2
litter -- (make a place messy by strewing garbage around)
       => strew, straw -- (spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet")

Sense 3
litter -- (give birth to a litter of animals)
       => give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have -- (cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!")