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L — Listless to Long-headed (Part 2 of 12)

Litigate, v. a. Contest in law, defend in a lawsuit.

Litigate, v. n. Dispute in law, carry on a lawsuit.

Litigation, n. Lawsuit, suit at law, judicial contest.

Litigious, a.

    1. Contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome.
    2. Disputable, controvertible.

Litter, n.

    1. Vehicle with a bed (borne by hand).
    2. Bedding of straw, hay, etc.
    3. Shreds, fragments, waste matter, scattered rubbish.
    4. Confusion, disorder.
    5. Brood.

Litter, v. a.

    1. Cover with straw, hay, etc., for bedding.
    2. Cover with things negligently scattered, strew, scatter, disorder, derange.
    3. Give birth to (said of quadrupeds), bring forth, bear.

Little, a.

    1. Small (in size or extent), minute, diminutive, tiny.
    2. Small (in quantity or amount).
    3. Small (in dignity, power, or importance), inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant.
    4. Brief, short.