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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The likely source, investigators concluded: a playground sandbox that some feral cats used as a litter box.
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Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
In a YouTube video, Gater showed how to transform an IKEA Ivar cabinet into a stylish home for her cat, Lottie's, litter box.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
The post went on to describe another incident involving June's boyfriend, who was uncomfortable with a cat litter box placed beside the bed.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Hera is thriving—eating well, playing, cuddling, using the litter box without any issues, and even starting to learn how to walk on a leash.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
In a YouTube video, Gater showed how to transform an IKEA Ivar cabinet into a stylish home for her cat, Lottie's, litter box.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
The post went on to describe another incident involving June's boyfriend, who was uncomfortable with a cat litter box placed beside the bed.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Hera is thriving—eating well, playing, cuddling, using the litter box without any issues, and even starting to learn how to walk on a leash.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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