litters

Puppy sibling groups

Litters is the plural of litter in its noun senses—scattered trash, a group of animals born together, material spread for animal bedding, or a carried platform.

As a verb, litters means to scatter carelessly or to give birth to multiple offspring at once: She never litters, The cat litters twice a year.

Broken glass litters the street.

offspring

puppies

Young dogs

whelps · brood · foals · calves · lambs · bunnies · ducklings · goslings · cygnets · hatchlings

waste

rubbish

Waste or nonsense

  • trashDiscarded worthless material
  • debrisScattered broken fragments
  • refuseReject or garbage

garbage · detritus · junk · discards · dumping · pollution · landfill · dumpster · trashcan · cleanup

transport

stretcher

Portable frame for casualties

carriage · conveyance · bearers · carried · portable · ambulance · patient · evacuation · royal · ceremonial

clutter

disarray

Lack of order

  • messDisorderly, troublesome condition
  • scatteredSpread irregularly about
  • strewnSpread irregularly about

jumble · untidiness · disorder · chaos · shambles · heap · dishevelment · muddle · papers · floor

breeding

whelping

Canine parturition

stud · queen · estrus · mating · reproduction · lineage · kennel · breeders · fertility · genes

environment

pollution

Environmental harm from waste

conservation · biodegradable · recycling · sustainability · ocean · habitat · degradation · marine · wildlife · waterways

rescue

shelter

Protected place or structure

abandoned · sanctuary · humane · volunteer · rehabilitation · outreach · rescuer · nonprofit · veterinary · compassion

Categories
Opposites
CLEANLINESS/ORDER (verb: to scatter trash or debris)

litterstidies

Makes space orderly

cleans · cleans up · picks up · straightens · organizes

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (verb: disposing of waste)

littersrecycles

Processes waste for reuse

composts · bins · conserves · preserves · stewards

REPRODUCTION (noun: groups of offspring born together)

litterssingletons

Items existing alone

only children

Phrases
Family

litter, littered, littering, litterer, litterers, litterbug, litterbugs, cat litter

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G