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clut·ter

 (klŭt′ər)
n.
1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble: sorted through the clutter in the attic.
2. A confused noise; a clatter.
v. clut·tered, clut·ter·ing, clut·ters
v.tr.
1. To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner: Boxes cluttered the garage.
2. To make disorderly or hard to use by filling or covering with objects: I cluttered up my desk with old memos.
v.intr.
1. To run or move with bustle and confusion.
2. To make a clatter.
[Probably from Middle English cloteren, to clot, from clot, lump, from Old English clott.]
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clutter

(ˈklʌtə)
vb
1. (often foll by: up) to strew or amass (objects) in a disorderly manner
2. (intr) to move about in a bustling manner
3. (intr) to chatter or babble
n
4. a disordered heap or mass of objects
5. a state of disorder
6. (Electronics) unwanted echoes that confuse the observation of signals on a radar screen
[C15 clotter, from clotteren to clot]
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clut•ter

(ˈklʌt ər)

v.t.
1. to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner: Newspapers cluttered the living room.
v.i.
2. Dial. to bustle.
n.
3. a disorderly heap or assemblage; litter.
4. a confused state.
5. echoes on a radar screen that do not come from the target.
[1550–60; variant of clotter (now obsolete) = clot + -er6]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

clutter

Permanent echoes, cloud, or other atmospheric echo on radar scope; as contact has entered scope clutter. See also radar clutter.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Clowder, Cludder, Clutter

 kendle or kindle of cats, 1801; a group of cats.
Example: clowder of cats.

Clutter

 a confused collection; a clotted mass; a crowded and confused group; a collection. See also clowder.
Examples: clutter of bodies, 1674; of business, 1649; of cats; of citations, 1666; of consonants, 1791; of narrow crooked, dark, and dirty lanes, 1792; of drops against the glass, 1841; of spiders; of thick and deep grass, 1670.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

clutter


Past participle: cluttered
Gerund: cluttering

Imperative
clutter
clutter
Present
I clutter
you clutter
he/she/it clutters
we clutter
you clutter
they clutter
Preterite
I cluttered
you cluttered
he/she/it cluttered
we cluttered
you cluttered
they cluttered
Present Continuous
I am cluttering
you are cluttering
he/she/it is cluttering
we are cluttering
you are cluttering
they are cluttering
Present Perfect
I have cluttered
you have cluttered
he/she/it has cluttered
we have cluttered
you have cluttered
they have cluttered
Past Continuous
I was cluttering
you were cluttering
he/she/it was cluttering
we were cluttering
you were cluttering
they were cluttering
Past Perfect
I had cluttered
you had cluttered
he/she/it had cluttered
we had cluttered
you had cluttered
they had cluttered
Future
I will clutter
you will clutter
he/she/it will clutter
we will clutter
you will clutter
they will clutter
Future Perfect
I will have cluttered
you will have cluttered
he/she/it will have cluttered
we will have cluttered
you will have cluttered
they will have cluttered
Future Continuous
I will be cluttering
you will be cluttering
he/she/it will be cluttering
we will be cluttering
you will be cluttering
they will be cluttering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cluttering
you have been cluttering
he/she/it has been cluttering
we have been cluttering
you have been cluttering
they have been cluttering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cluttering
you will have been cluttering
he/she/it will have been cluttering
we will have been cluttering
you will have been cluttering
they will have been cluttering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cluttering
you had been cluttering
he/she/it had been cluttering
we had been cluttering
you had been cluttering
they had been cluttering
Conditional
I would clutter
you would clutter
he/she/it would clutter
we would clutter
you would clutter
they would clutter
Past Conditional
I would have cluttered
you would have cluttered
he/she/it would have cluttered
we would have cluttered
you would have cluttered
they would have cluttered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.clutter - a confused multitude of thingsclutter - a confused multitude of things  
fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter
disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"
rummage - a jumble of things to be given away
2.clutter - unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
radar echo - an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object
interference, noise, disturbance - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
Verb1.clutter - fill a space in a disorderly way
clutter up
fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
clear, unclutter - rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

clutter

noun
1. untidiness, mess, disorder, confusion, litter, muddle, disarray, jumble, hotchpotch She preferred her work area to be free of clutter.
untidiness order, organization, neatness, tidiness
verb
1. litter, scatter, strew, mess up I don't want to clutter the room up with too much junk.
litter arrange, organize, tidy, straighten, order
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

clutter

noun
A lack of order or regular arrangement:
chaos, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble.
Slang: snafu.
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تَراكُم، فَوْضى،عَدَم نِظامفَوْضَى
harampádínepořádek
rod
sekasotku
bazardésordrefouillis d'échospouvoir de rejet
nered
óregla; hlutir á rúi og stúi
散らかしたもの
어질러진 물건
prigrūstas
juceklisnekārtība
skräp
กองระเกะระกะ
sự lộn xộn

clutter

[ˈklʌtəʳ]
A. N → desorden m, confusión f
in a clutter → en desorden, en un montón
B. VT → atestar
to clutter up a room → amontonar cosas en un cuarto
to be cluttered up with sth → estar atestado de algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clutter

[ˈklʌtər]
vt (also clutter up) → encombrer
n → fouillis m, fatras m
There's too much clutter in here → Il y a trop de fouillis ici., Il y a trop de fatras ici.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clutter

n (= confusion) → Durcheinander nt; (= disorderly articles) → Kram m (inf); the clutter of bottles and crockery in the kitchen → das Durcheinander von Flaschen und Geschirr in der Küche; his desk was in a clutter → auf seinem Schreibtisch war ein fürchterliches Durcheinander; his essay was a clutter of unrelated details → sein Aufsatz war ein Sammelsurium or Wirrwarr von zusammenhangslosen Einzelheiten
vt (also clutter up) → zu voll machen (inf) → /stellen; painting, photograph → überladen; mind → vollstopfen; to be cluttered with something (mind, room, drawer etc) → mit etw vollgestopft sein; (floor, desk etc) → mit etw übersät sein; (painting etc) → mit etw überladen sein; the floor was terribly cluttered → auf dem Fußboden lag alles verstreut; his desk was dreadfully cluttered → sein Schreibtisch war ganz voll
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clutter

[ˈklʌtəʳ]
1. n → confusione f, disordine m
in a clutter → in disordine
2. vt (also clutter up) → ingombrare
to be cluttered up with sth → essere pieno/a zeppo/a or ingombro/a di qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

clutter

(ˈklatə) noun
state of untidiness. The house is in a clutter.desorden
ˈcluttered adjective
untidy; too full of furniture etc. Some people think it's a beautiful room but it's too cluttered for my taste.abarrotado
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

clutter

→ revoltijo , revoltijo de chismes
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