2 entries under this word

Clutter

Clŭt'ter, n.

noun

n. [Cf. O. Sw. kluttra, to quarrel, Prov. Eng. cluther, in heaps, a great noise, W. cluder, heap, pile, from cludiao, to heap.] A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; bustle; noise; as, the room is in a clutter. He saw what a clutter there was with huge, overgrown pots, pans, and spits. L'Estrange.

Clŭt'ter, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CLUTTERED; p. pr. & vb. n. CLUTTERING.]

  1. To crowd together in disorder; to fill with things in confusion; as, to clutter a room; to clutter the house.
  2. To clot or coagulate, as blood. [Obs.] Holland.