cat litter

American  

noun

1. pulverized absorbent clay used for lining a box in which a cat can eliminate waste.

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cat litter British  

noun

1. absorbent material, often in a granular form, that is used to line a receptacle in which a domestic cat can urinate and defecate indoors

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Example Sentences

Clorox brands include eponymous cleaners and run the gamut of consumer products, including Fresh Step cat litter, Kingsford charcoal and Hidden Valley Ranch dressings.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

When we are handling weights, loads of things, like a child, groceries, boxes of cat litter, bags of dog food, I hear often you’re not doing it on like a pneumatic hydraulic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

She told the crowd that her biggest fear last week, when the shooting unfolded, should have been “missing the bus or my stepmom scolding me for not cleaning the cat litter box.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Others were strewn with loose debris — diapers, cat litter, fistfuls of maggots — that Mr. Graeter had to scoop into trash bags himself.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Thinking I must have dropped a grain or two, I vacuumed the entire apartment with a straw up my nose, sucking up dead skin cells, Comet residue, and pulverized cat litter.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris