litter box
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈlɪtər bɑks/
- US
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arenero
- My cat always uses the litter box when she needs to go to the bathroom.
- a cat litter box
- clean the litter box
- a kitty litter box
I believe that almost all litter box problems come down to two things.
- I believe that almost all litter box problems come down to two things.
- One of the ways we can get it is changing a cat's litter box.
- Did he say his cats didn't like the litter box they bought?
- And she she was not given access to her litter box, meaning if I wasn't home to protect her, they would trap her.
- They're too busy scaring people that kids are using litter boxes in school, which is an absolute lie.
- It's warmth and scratches and a litter box and food, but you never know what it's going to do.
Examples
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I think I forgot to empty Gary's litter box today.
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The Burns household has no litter box.
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I believe that almost all litter box problems come down to two things.
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How many times have I told you to use the litter box?
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We use a litter box.
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I kept a litter box in the back, and she was good about using it.
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The best thing you can do for this cat is to get a litter box and bring the cat inside.
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I clean the litter boxes every day.
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I'm going to need a bigger litter box.
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The reason I started this site was to help cat owners find solutions to their litter box woes.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A box filled with litter that a cat uses as a toilet indoors
How Private
- US
18
1.8
311
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'litter' (absorbent animal bedding or material) + 'box' (container) yields a 'box for litter' used by pets. This literal compound follows common noun+noun compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The noun litter box comes from the simple picture of a box filled with litter, soft material that soaks up waste. Cats use the box as their indoor 'toilet', so the phrase means a container where pets go to pee and poop.