litter

Carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper.

A disorderly accumulation of objects; a pile.

The group of offspring produced at one birth by a mammal.

Material, such as straw, used as bedding for animals.

An absorbent material, such as granulated clay, for covering the floor of an animal’s cage or excretory box.

An enclosed or curtained couch mounted on shafts and used to carry a single passenger.

A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a stretcher.

Fallen leaves and other decaying organic matter that make up the top layer of a forest floor.