litter

noun
/ˈlɪt.ɚ/

Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.

Other meanings

Animal bedding together with its dung.
A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs.

Synonyms

bedding material
bedding

Related words

antilitter
belitter
freaklitter
interlitter
leaflitter
litterbag
litterbasket
litterfall
litterless
littery
microlitter
prelitter

Example sentences

“Clean the litter box twice a day.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Some sheep have multiple litters.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “litter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.