kitty litter
11
2.5
- noun
- /ˈkɪti ˈlɪtər/
- US
:
arena para gatos
- Tony, could you go and get one of those giant bags of kitty litter?
- kitty litter box
- bag of kitty litter
- buy kitty litter
I just want to show you how I, as a blind girl, do things like laundry, Kitty litter, dishes, all the adult life things that come.
- I just want to show you how I, as a blind girl, do things like laundry, Kitty litter, dishes, all the adult life things that come.
- Here's here's, you know, here's the Kitty litter you guys can use.
- OK, so like, please pick up the Kitty litter.
- We go in the house and my father-in-law goes, hey, you know, the Kitty litter's done for the Cassius, but that the bird's gone.
Examples
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We have a shipment of kitty litter coming in.
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And change the kitty litter.
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Now we don't have to smell kitty litter.
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There's a kitty litter box right here.
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The kitty litter outside Russell's door had been changed.
Fiction book (1995) -
I don't own a cat, but I do use kitty litter for other purposes: under the barbecue and soaking up some messes.
Blog text (10) -
Rinse hard surfaces with water; use kitty litter or other absorbent substances on carpeted areas to absorb liquid.
Blog text (25) -
Make sure to keep the kitty litter box clean to prevent odors in the house.
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I bought a new brand of kitty litter that is supposed to control smells better.
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After the cat uses the kitty litter, it's important to scoop it daily.
Synonyms
45
3.7
Material like straw used in a stable or cage for animal bedding
How Absorbent
- US
11
2.5
485
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'kitty' = cat and 'litter' = bedding/absorbent material, so 'kitty litter' transparently denotes the absorbent material used for a cat. This is a common cross-linguistic naming pattern (e.g. 'sand/arena for cats'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name kitty litter comes from putting soft, absorbent litter, a word for animal bedding, into a tray for a kitty to 'bury' its waste. So kitty litter means the material put in a cat's box to absorb and hide its waste.