litter
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- noun
- /ˈlɪtər/
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- The community organized a cleanup event to collect litter from the local riverbank.
- pick up litter
- a piece of litter
- litter and waste
There is no litter or garbage anywhere.
- There is no litter or garbage anywhere.
- And this would just be like a big hunk of space litter.
- And this man would walk around with his dog and a stick and he would pick litter.
- I first got going to a A and I my first ever job and it was a, it was a litter picker, a street sweeper in Kingston upon Thames, right?
- It's often used, for instance, in waste disposal, avoiding that litter is thrown on the on the street instead of in the container.
- They had enough fluff and little litter that this wasn't understood.
- He had to pick up the litter like he could marry anyone.
Examples
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The place is totally empty except for a cleaner sweeping up litter in the middle of the room.
Fiction book (1997) -
Oh, get that litter out of there.
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See all this litter on the street?
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There is no litter or garbage anywhere.
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In what ways might we keep litter off the ground and in the bin?
Academic text (2002) -
An unfortunate reminder of earthly behavior was the litter that lined this ancient trade route.
Academic text (1991) -
Claire walked ahead, picking up litter, stowing it, and detrashing the site.
Fiction book (2001) -
There was not a scrap of litter, not a faded leaf, not a pebble out of place.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's important to keep public parks clean by not leaving litter on the ground.
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She was shocked to see so much litter scattered across the beach after the holiday.
Synonyms
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Things people throw away because they are unwanted
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Scattered broken pieces left after something is destroyed
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Unwanted food and other waste from a home or kitchen that you throw away
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Things people throw away because they are not wanted
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Food waste and scraps that you throw away
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Trash left behind after events like festivals or campsites
Small pieces of rubbish left behind in a place
Things people throw away because they are not useful
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Etymology
Litter meaning rubbish grew from the idea of things left or 'scattered' on the ground from the old sense of litiere 'bedding' lying about. That's why litter now means waste left in a public place.