Clutter Definition
klŭtər
cluttered, cluttering, clutters
noun
clutters
A number of things scattered in disorder; jumble.
Webster's New World
A confused noise; a clatter.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
The interference on a radarscope caused by hills, buildings, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
cluttered, cluttering, clutters
To put into disorder; jumble.
Webster's New World
To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner.
Boxes cluttered the garage.
American Heritage
To make disorderly or hard to use by filling or covering with objects.
I cluttered up my desk with old memos.
American Heritage
To make a clatter; bustle.
Webster's New World
To run or move with bustle and confusion.
American Heritage
Origin of Clutter
Probably from Middle English cloteren to clot from clot lump from Old English clott
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Compare Welsh cludair (“heap, pile”), cludeirio (“to heap”).
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