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The correct spelling is litter.
How to pronounce litter
/ˈlɪtə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈlɪtə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Lit-ter
The correct spelling is litter. A platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third perso… For example: "sleep in the litter"
Usage Examples
“sleep in the litter”
“drop litter”
“the cat's litter”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol.
- 2.(collective) The offspring of a mammal born in one birth.
- 3.Material used as bedding for animals.
- 4.Collectively, items discarded on the ground.
- 5.Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray
verb
- 1.To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).
- 2.To scatter carelessly about.
- 3.To strew (a place) with scattered articles.
- 4.To give birth to, used of animals.
- 5.To produce a litter of young.
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