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litter box

litter box noun: a box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with cat litter, sand, clay chips, etc.

Noun

litter box (plural litter boxes)

  1. A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with cat litter, sand, clay chips, etc.
    • Pregnant women are often advised to have someone else clean the litter box to reduce the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.
    Synonyms:
    cat box, shitbox
  2. (humorous, usually) A toilet.
    • The graffiti in the GCN personsroom, with its numerous Add-Ons, may be the only real communication between staff members in that office. For those of you who have missed this marvel at the GCN litterbox, I have attempted to transcribe some of the words of wisdom for your enlightenment.1975 December 27, Tacky Tricky Ricky, “Come Write With ... GCN”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 26, page 9

litter box meaning in Arabic

litter box in Arabic

box to provide a soiling area for cats
صُنْدُوق فَضَلَات ṣundūq faḍalāt, صُنْدُوق رَمْل ṣundūq raml

Synonyms of litter box

Forms of litter box

plurallitter boxes

Words formed from litter box

Questions about litter box

What does litter box mean?
Litter box means a box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with cat litter, sand, clay chips, etc.
What is litter box in Arabic?
Litter box in Arabic is صُنْدُوق فَضَلَات (ṣundūq faḍalāt), صُنْدُوق رَمْل (ṣundūq raml). See Litter box meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is litter box?
Litter box is a noun.
What is the plural of litter box?
The plural of litter box is litter boxes.

Words near litter box in the dictionary

  1. Littenseradiel
  2. Littenweiler
  3. litter
  4. litter bin
  5. litter bins
  6. litter box
  7. litter boxes
  8. litter bug
  9. litter bugs
  10. litter frog
  11. litter frogs

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