Litter vs. Kilo

Litter vs. Kilo — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Litter and Kilo

Litternoun

(countable) 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.

Kilonoun

The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Litternoun

The offspring of a mammal born in one birth.

Kilonoun

one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites;

a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds

Litternoun

(uncountable) Material used as bedding for animals.

Litternoun

(uncountable) Collectively, items discarded on the ground.

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Litternoun

(uncountable) Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray

Litternoun

(uncountable) Layer of fallen leaves and similar organic matter in a forest floor.

Litternoun

A covering of straw for plants.

Litterverb

(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).

Litterverb

(transitive) To scatter carelessly about.

Litterverb

(transitive) To strew (a place) with scattered articles.

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Litterverb

(transitive) To give birth to, used of animals.

Litterverb

(intransitive) To produce a litter of young.

Litterverb

(transitive) To supply (cattle etc.) with litter; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.

Litterverb

(intransitive) To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.

Litternoun

the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

Litternoun

rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

Litternoun

conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

Litternoun

material used to provide a bed for animals

Litterverb

strew;

Cigar butts littered the ground

Litterverb

make a place messy by strewing garbage around

Litterverb

give birth to a litter of animals