scattered+rubbish

  • 1Litter — Lit ter (l[i^]t t[ e]r), n. [F. liti[ e]re, LL. lectaria, fr. L. lectus couch, bed. See {Lie} to be prostrated, and cf. {Coverlet}.] 1. A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon… …

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  • 2litter — litterer, n. /lit euhr/, n. 1. objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish. 2. a condition of disorder or untidiness: We were appalled at the litter of the room. 3. a number of young brought forth by a multiparous animal at one birth: a… …

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  • 3litter — lit•ter [[t]ˈlɪt ər[/t]] n. 1) objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish 2) a condition of disorder or untidiness: We were appalled at the litter of the room[/ex] 3) zool. a number of young brought forth by a multiparous animal at one… …

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  • 4litter — /ˈlɪtə / (say lituh) noun 1. scattered rubbish, especially in public places. 2. a condition of disorder or untidiness. 3. a number of young brought forth at one birth. 4. a framework of canvas stretched between two parallel bars, for the… …

  • 5litter — n 1. rubbish, scattered rubbish, refuse, debris, junk, trash, motley collection; tumble, tangle, shreds, odds and ends, hodgepodge, hash, mishmash, muddle, rummage; ollapodrida, Inf. stew, Inf.Duke s mixture, accumulation. 2. disorder, untidiness …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 6litter — I. n. 1. Vehicle with a bed (borne by hand). 2. Bedding of straw, hay, etc. 3. Shreds, fragments, waste matter, scattered rubbish. 4. Confusion, disorder. 5. Brood. II. v. a. 1 …

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  • 7Paranibbana of Mahamoggallana — The paranibbana of Mahamoggallana occurred six months before that of Gautama Buddha. He, along with Sariputta, the other chief disciple of the Buddha, died within two weeks of one another. Of the five chief disciples of the Buddha ( the other… …

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  • 8debris — [ dɛbri:, deɪbri:] noun scattered rubbish or remains. ↘loose natural material, e.g. broken rocks. Origin C18: from Fr. débris, from obs. débriser break down …

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  • 9AGRICULTURAL LAND-MANAGEMENT METHODS AND IMPLEMENTS IN ANCIENT EREẒ ISRAEL — Ereẓ Israel is a small country with a topographically fragmented territory, each geographical region having a distinctive character of its own. These regions include: the coastal plain, the lowlands, the hilly country, the inland valleys, the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 10Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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