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litter something about and litter something around to cast around something, such as trash, clothing, personal possessions, etc. Don't litter all that stuff about. I wish you wouldn't litter your trash around. litter something up to mess something up with litter, trash, possessions, etc. Who littered this room up? Who littered up this room? See also: up runt of the litter 1. Lit. the smallest animal born in a litter; the animal in a litter least likely to survive. No one wanted to buy the runt of the litter, so we kept it. 2. and the runt of the family Fig. the smallest child in the family. I was the runt of the litter and the butt of all the jokes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Avoid resinous plants such as pines, junipers, cedars and eucalyptus, and do not allow leaf litter to accumulate. In order to understand the literal idea of the symbolic compost, we describe the scientific process and interpretation as the students explore it in a series of brief laboratory exercises devoted to the actual process of leaf litter decomposition and application of decomposition products to growing wild rye plants. The Sri Lankan frogs range from long-toed tree frogs to bright marble-size specimens that dart about in leaf litter on the forest floor. |
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