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CLUTTER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("clutter" is a kind of...):

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)

disturbance; interference; noise (electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A confused multitude of things

Synonyms:

clutter; fuddle; jumble; mare's nest; muddle; smother; welter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("clutter" is a kind of...):

disorder; disorderliness (a condition in which things are not in their expected places)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clutter"):

rummage (a jumble of things to be given away)

Derivation:

clutter (fill a space in a disorderly way)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fill a space in a disorderly way

Synonyms:

clutter; clutter up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "clutter" is one way to...):

fill; fill up; make full (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something

Antonym:

unclutter (rid of obstructions)

Derivation:

clutter (a confused multitude of things)

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