trash vs litter

litter vs trash

trash and litter both are nouns.

trash and litter both are verbs.

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

As nouns, litter is a hyponym of trash; that is, litter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trash:

trash: worthless material that is to be disposed of
litter: rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

Other hyponyms of trash include scrap metal, debris, detritus, dust, junk, rubble.

trash (noun)	litter (noun)
an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant	material used to provide a bed for animals
nonsensical talk or writing	conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
worthless people	the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
worthless material that is to be disposed of	rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

trash (verb)	litter (verb)
express a totally negative opinion of	give birth to a litter of animals
dispose of (something useless or old)	make a place messy by strewing garbage around
	strew

Difference between trash and litter

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