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litocranius walleri
  • n  slender East African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns
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litotes
  • n  understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
    saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes
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litre
  • n  a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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litter
  • n  the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
  • n  rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
  • n  conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
  • n  material used to provide a bed for animals
  • v  strew
    Cigar butts littered the ground
  • v  make a place messy by strewing garbage around
  • v  give birth to a litter of animals
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litter-basket
  • n  bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish
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litter basket
  • n  bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish
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