clutter

[ kluht-er ]

/ ˈklʌt ər /

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verb (used with object)

to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner: All kinds of papers cluttered the top of his desk.

verb (used without object)

British Dialect. to run in disorder; move with bustle and confusion.

British Dialect. to make a clatter.

to speak so rapidly and inexactly that distortions of sound and phrasing result.

noun

a disorderly heap or assemblage; litter: It's impossible to find anything in all this clutter.

a state or condition of confusion.

confused noise; clatter.

an echo or echoes on a radar screen that do not come from the target and can be caused by such factors as atmospheric conditions, objects other than the target, chaff, and jamming of the radar signal.

OTHER WORDS FOR clutter

5 mess, disorder, jumble.

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Origin of clutter

1550–60; variant of clotter (now obsolete), equivalent to clot + -er⁶

OTHER WORDS FROM clutter

o·ver·clut·ter, verb (used with object)un·clut·ter, verb (used with object)un·clut·tered, adjective

Words nearby clutter

cluster point, cluster variable, clutch, clutch bag, Clutha, clutter, Clwyd, clyde, Clydebank, Clydesdale, clype

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How to use clutter in a sentence

If you only need your monitor to be raised slightly, or if you really want a monitor stand to hide some of your sticky note clutter, this Satechi Aluminum Universal Unibody Monitor is a great choice.
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For example, you can split two tabs to take up half of the browser window each, or stack them on top of each other to reduce clutter inside the app.
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Learn more about our planet, gaze at stunning images, and wow your friends while keeping clutter to a minimum.
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Also, 70% agree that subscribing to products and services frees people from the burden of ownership, including maintenance, clutter and declining value.
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When not in use, this wheel will fit nicely in the included storage base, which reduces clutter and extends the life of the blade.
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Magazines are the only thing in my apartment that qualify as clutter.
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Small wooden shacks filled with canned goods and phone cards clutter the sidewalks.
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According to Wynd, “Freddie Mercury once said he wanted to lead a Victorian life surrounded by exquisite clutter.”
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Using the above apps can cut out the clutter, get you the best deals right away, and streamline your travels.
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Picking real targets from false targets and clutter is still down to operators.
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Mayo noted that it was heaped full of spare cable and held the usual odds and ends of a clutter-box.
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They have been retained in the introductory section but were omitted from the main text to reduce visual clutter.
Early English Meals and Manners|Various
There was a clutter of odds and ends of cargo that had been spilled from an upset surfboat the day before.
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The red-roofed buildings of Cavite lay out on the end of the sickle like a clutter of bleached bones cast up by the tide.
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That which was winsome was unwinding and a clutter a single clutter showed the black white.
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British Dictionary definitions for clutter

clutter

/ (ˈklʌtə) /

verb

(usually tr often foll by up) to strew or amass (objects) in a disorderly manner

(intr) to move about in a bustling manner

(intr) to chatter or babble

noun

a disordered heap or mass of objects

a state of disorder

unwanted echoes that confuse the observation of signals on a radar screen

Word Origin for clutter

C15 clotter, from clotteren to clot

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