clutter (ˈklʌtə
)
Definitions
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
C15 clotter, from clotteren to clotSynonyms
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- British English:
clutter
Clutter is a lot of unnecessary or useless things in an untidy state.She lives surrounded by clutter.ˈklʌtə NOUN She lives surrounded by clutter.
- Spanish:
revoltijo
nm
- French:
bazar
nm
- German:
Kram
nm
- Chinese: 混乱 n
- Arabic: فَوْضَى n
- Portuguese: tralha nf
- Russian: суматоха nm
- Croatian: nered nm
- Czech: krámy npl
- Danish: rod nnt
- Dutch: rommel nm
- Finnish: sekasotku n
- Greek: ακαταστασία nf
- Italian: confusione nf
- Japanese: 散らかしたもの n
- Korean: 어질러진 물건 n
- Norwegian: virvar nnt
- Polish: nieład nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: bagunça nf
- European Spanish: revoltijo de chismes nm
- Swedish: skräp nnt
- Thai: กองระเกะระกะ n
- Turkish: yayıntı n
- Vietnamese: sự lộn xộn n
Usage examples
He opted for the kitchen table, sweeping the clutter on to the floor.
, AMAGANSETT (2004)On the factory floor, although work areas are usually fairly tidy for safety reasons, clutter can sometimes creep in.
Business Today (2001)The biggest challenge is still to break through the clutter , to make certain that people know what you're about.
Globe and Mail (2003)All superfluous kitchen clutter can be confined to the adjacent utility room.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The same rituals that gave Yul stability as a vagabond seemed to clutter and choke him whenever he tried to settle down.
, Yul (1989)