litter

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for litter

litter 🔊 /lɪˈtɚ/

litter : ශිවකාව

litter : රොඩු ගොඩ

litter : කසළ

litter : පැටවු ගහනවා

litter : වීසිකරනවා

litter definition

Noun.

  1. A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, Especially. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it.
  2. Straw, hay, etc., scattered on a floor, as bedding for animals to rest on; also, a covering of straw for plants.
  3. Things lying scattered about in a manner indicating slovenliness; scattered rubbish.
  4. Disorder or untidiness resulting from scattered rubbish, or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room in a state of litter.
  5. The young brought forth at one time, by a sow or other multiparous animal, taken collectively. Also Fig.

Transitive verb.

  1. To supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.
  2. To put into a confused or disordered condition; to strew with scattered articles; as, to litter a room.
  3. To give birth to; to bear; -- said of brutes, Especially. those which produce more than one at a birth, and also of human beings, in abhorrence or contempt.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.
  2. To produce a litter.