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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)
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM clutter
o·ver·clut·ter, verb (used with object)un·clut·ter, verb (used with object)un·clut·tered, adjectiveWords 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
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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