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clutter
clut·ter C0427800 (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.]clutter (ˈklʌtə) vb1. (often foll by: up) to strew or amass (objects) in a disorderly manner2. (intr) to move about in a bustling manner3. (intr) to chatter or babblen4. a disordered heap or mass of objects5. a state of disorder6. (Electronics) unwanted echoes that confuse the observation of signals on a radar screen[C15 clotter, from clotteren to clot]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] clutterPermanent echoes, cloud, or other atmospheric echo on radar scope; as contact has entered scope clutter. See also radar clutter.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.clutter
Past participle: cluttered
Gerund: cluttering
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| I clutter | | you clutter | | he/she/it clutters | | we clutter | | you clutter | | they clutter |
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| I cluttered | | you cluttered | | he/she/it cluttered | | we cluttered | | you cluttered | | they cluttered |
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| I am cluttering | | you are cluttering | | he/she/it is cluttering | | we are cluttering | | you are cluttering | | they are cluttering |
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| I have cluttered | | you have cluttered | | he/she/it has cluttered | | we have cluttered | | you have cluttered | | they have cluttered |
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| I was cluttering | | you were cluttering | | he/she/it was cluttering | | we were cluttering | | you were cluttering | | they were cluttering |
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| I had cluttered | | you had cluttered | | he/she/it had cluttered | | we had cluttered | | you had cluttered | | they had cluttered |
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| I will clutter | | you will clutter | | he/she/it will clutter | | we will clutter | | you will clutter | | they will clutter |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would clutter | | you would clutter | | he/she/it would clutter | | we would clutter | | you would clutter | | they would clutter |
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| 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 |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  clutter - a confused multitude of things fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welterdisorderliness, 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 screenradar echo - an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting objectinterference, noise, disturbance - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication | | Verb | 1. | clutter - fill a space in a disorderly wayclutter upfill, 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" |
clutternoun1. untidiness, mess, disorder, confusion, litter, muddle, disarray, jumble, hotchpotch She preferred her work area to be free of clutter.
untidiness order, organization, neatness, tidinessverb1. litter, scatter, strew, mess up I don't want to clutter the room up with too much junk.
litter arrange, organize, tidy, straighten, orderclutternounA 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.Translationsclutter (ˈklatə) noun state of untidiness. The house is in a clutter. 雜亂 杂乱ˈcluttered adjective untidy; too full of furniture etc. Some people think it's a beautiful room but it's too cluttered for my taste. 雜亂的 杂乱的IdiomsSeeclutter upclutter
clutter Electronics unwanted echoes that confuse the observation of signals on a radar screen clutter[′kləd·ər] (electromagnetism) Unwanted echoes on a radar screen, such as those caused by the ground, sea, rain, stationary objects, chaff, enemy jamming transmissions, and grass. Also known as background return; radar clutter. (mathematics) Sperner set clutter Plan position indicator.In radar operations, the reception and visual display of radar echoes caused by precipitation, chaff, terrain, numerous aircraft, or other phenomena. Such echoes may limit or preclude ATC (air traffic control) from providing services based on radar.ClutterA secondary inbox in Microsoft Outlook where less relevant mail is placed. After analyzing the content, the message is placed into the Clutter box if it is deemed non-essential to the user. Mail going into Clutter is not considered spam, which would otherwise be filtered into the Junk mailbox. Clutter functions similarly to the multiple inboxes in Gmail (see Gmail tabs). See spam filter.clutter
Related to clutter: DeclutterSynonyms for clutternoun untidinessSynonyms- untidiness
- mess
- disorder
- confusion
- litter
- muddle
- disarray
- jumble
- hotchpotch
Antonyms- order
- organization
- neatness
- tidiness
verb litterSynonyms- litter
- scatter
- strew
- mess up
Antonyms- arrange
- organize
- tidy
- straighten
- order
Synonyms for clutternoun a lack of order or regular arrangementSynonyms- chaos
- confusedness
- confusion
- derangement
- disarrangement
- disarray
- disorder
- disorderedness
- disorderliness
- disorganization
- jumble
- mess
- mix-up
- muddle
- muss
- scramble
- topsy-turviness
- tumble
- snafu
Synonyms for clutternoun a confused multitude of thingsSynonyms- fuddle
- jumble
- mare's nest
- muddle
- smother
- welter
Related Words- disorderliness
- disorder
- rummage
noun unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screenRelated Words- radar echo
- interference
- noise
- disturbance
verb fill a space in a disorderly waySynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |