Vocabulary : Litre to Littoral

Litre : A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints. ;; Same as Liter.
Litter : A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it. ;; Straw, hay, etc., scattered on a floor, as bedding for animals to rest on; also, a covering of straw for plants. ;; Things lying scattered about in a manner indicating slovenliness; scattered rubbish. ;; Disorder or untidiness resulting from scattered rubbish, or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room in a state of litter. ;; The young brought forth at one time, by a sow or other multiparous animal, taken collectively. Also Fig. ;; To supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall. ;; To put into a confused or disordered condition; to strew with scattered articles; as, to litter a room. ;; To give birth to; to bear; -- said of brutes, esp. those which produce more than one at a birth, and also of human beings, in abhorrence or contempt. ;; To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter. ;; To produce a litter.
Litterateur : One who occupies himself with literature; a literary man; a literatus.
Littered : of Litter
Littering : of Litter
Littery : Covered or encumbered with litter; consisting of or constituting litter.
Little : Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child. ;; Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. ;; Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water. ;; Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible. ;; Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence. ;; Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous. ;; That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like. ;; A small degree or scale; miniature. ;; In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.
Little-ease : An old slang name for the pillory, stocks, etc., of a prison.
Littleness : The state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size, thought, duration, power, etc.
Littoral : Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea. ;; Inhabiting the seashore, esp. the zone between high-water and low-water mark.
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