litter vs be

litter is a noun but be is not a noun.

litter and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
litter	Yes	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of litter; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than litter:

litter: strew
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

litter (noun)	be (noun)
material used to provide a bed for animals
conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

litter (verb)	be (verb)
give birth to a litter of animals	spend or use time
make a place messy by strewing garbage around	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
strew	have an existence, be extant
	have life, be alive
	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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