litter box
noun
chiefly US
: a container holding dry material (called litter) that is used as a toilet by animals (especially cats) while they are indoors
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Similar to many other automatic litter box models, the circular orb rotates, sifting dirty litter into a waste bag, which on this model is on top of the machine rather than below.
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Wired, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Smokey the cat hides in his litter box after being surrendered to a shelter by his family.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The study offered several practical ways to reduce feline stress, including increasing water sources in the home for cats, setting up an extra litter box than the number of cats in the home, offering a variety of toys and providing safe access to the outdoors.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
So the legend goes, there were weeks where Clooney would clean out the litter box of Kind's cat without saying anything.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 June 2025
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Wired, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Smokey the cat hides in his litter box after being surrendered to a shelter by his family.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
The study offered several practical ways to reduce feline stress, including increasing water sources in the home for cats, setting up an extra litter box than the number of cats in the home, offering a variety of toys and providing safe access to the outdoors.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
So the legend goes, there were weeks where Clooney would clean out the litter box of Kind's cat without saying anything.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for litter box
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“Litter box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litter%20box. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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