clutter

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Thrown in amongst this clutter is a bunch of like-minded, tenement residents all overacting like extras on a musical stage production.

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  1. noun A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble: sorted through the clutter in the attic.
  2. noun A confused noise; a clatter.
  3. transitive verb To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner: Boxes cluttered the garage.
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  • Tables appeared cluttered with tools and parts; though in truth, the clutter was actually a complicated but well-ordered system of easy access sorted by probability of use. —  Loren L
  • The icon is nice and there's no reason for this added clutter which is really a computer data, not a video data as far as the DVD player is concerned. —  VideoHelp.com Forum
  • Thrown in amongst this clutter is a bunch of like-minded, tenement residents all overacting like extras on a musical stage production. —  Kung Fu Cinema
  • I love "your clutter is a result of your choices." —  Quick Online Tips
  • I'll then turn for some weeks to what I call 'clutter' - the myths, weak arguments, and prejudices on both sides that inflame discussion and get in the way of a clear view of the issues. —  normblog
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jumble ·  wreckage ·  litter ·  debris ·  assortment ·  detritus ·  sprawl ·  maze

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clutter:   cluttered
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Etymologies (6)

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  1. Probably from Middle English cloteren, to clot, from clot, lump, from Old English clott.

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  1. Formerly clotter, from Middle English cloteren, clotren, cloderen, clothren (= Middle Dutch klotteren); freq. of clot, v., q. v.
  2. Also dial. cluther; perhaps from Welsh cludair, a heap, pile, cludeirio, pile up, from cludo, heap. Cf. clutter and clutter.
  3. from clutter, n.
  4. A variant of clatter, v., perhaps by confusion with clutter.
  5. A var, of clatter, n. See clutter, v.
 

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