clutter

[ kluht-er ]
/ ˈklʌt ər /

verb (used with object)

to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner: All kinds of papers cluttered the top of his desk.

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of clutter

1550–60; variant of clotter (now obsolete), equivalent to clot + -er6

OTHER WORDS FROM clutter

o·ver·clut·ter, verb (used with object) un·clut·ter, verb (used with object) un·clut·tered, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for uncluttered

British Dictionary definitions for uncluttered (1 of 2)

uncluttered
/ (ʌnˈklʌtəd) /

adjective

not having too many objects, details, etc

British Dictionary definitions for uncluttered (2 of 2)

clutter
/ (ˈklʌtə) /

verb

(usually tr often foll by up) to strew or amass (objects) in a disorderly manner
(intr) to move about in a bustling manner
(intr) to chatter or babble

noun

a disordered heap or mass of objects
a state of disorder
unwanted echoes that confuse the observation of signals on a radar screen

Word Origin for clutter

C15 clotter, from clotteren to clot