litter 1 of 2

noun

ˈli-tər How to pronounce litter (audio)
Definition of litternext
1
as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things a litter of magazines covered the bedroom floor

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as in garbage
discarded or useless material if you get caught throwing your litter on the sidewalk, you'll get slapped with a fine

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litter

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verb

as in to pup

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litter
  1. variety
  2. garbage
  3. pup
  4. assortment
  5. debris
  6. kid
  7. jumble
  8. trash
Noun
  • As, it should be said, has Vardy, with Burnley manager Nicky Hayen, when asked about his new signing’s qualities, pretty much describing the sort of variety that Wrexham need to add up front to become genuine challengers for automatic promotion.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Vienna’s signature wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz is a field blend made from at least three white grape varieties grown side by side, then harvested and fermented together.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of variety
Noun
  • Minutes later, another man rifled through the same pile of garbage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The crowd revolted, showering the court with cups, beer cans and garbage.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of garbage
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  • This pup not only got $5,000 richer with the prize, but also won a trip to New York for a live appearance on NBC's Today Show in mid August.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Created by Joe Brumm, Bluey centers around an Australian blue heeler pup and her family -- mom Chilli, dad bandit and little sister Bingo.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pup
Noun
  • With half‑year sales topping 100 billion yuan, growth is being driven by Sam’s Club expansion, e‑commerce, and relentless focus on value, assortment, and convenience.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Faherty is number two and the store will be adding boys to its men’s and womenswear assortment.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of assortment
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  • Mercury's rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the loss, according to the researchers whose findings appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This comes after a partial glacier collapse in the Himalayan mountains unleashed a sudden surge of water, mud, and debris that swept through border crossings, valley communities, and hydropower projects on August 26.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of debris
Verb
  • What everyday skills should kids practice before the first week of school?
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Running under the surface of the film is the anxiety that kids his age are lucky to secure any job, even one as low-paying and exploitative as Erika’s studio assistant.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of kid
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  • Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • On Friday morning, trash was littered about the park, people appeared to be doing drugs, and an apparently homeless person and his belongings had set up camp on a park bench.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Latinos Aventureros Co-Founder Sandra Salazar said complaints about trash at Wilson Creek since Hurricane Helene created friction in the area.
    — Lily Knoepp, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
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