shadow (FOLLOW), kitty litter.The invention of kitty litter in 1947 made indoor cats more acceptable.

The invention of kitty litter in 1947 made indoor cats more acceptable.

1947 年貓砂的發明使室內貓更容易被接受。

During much of the 20th century, most cats stayed outside, said David Grimm, author of “Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship With Cats and Dogs” and a deputy news editor at Science.

The American government also complained about aggressive Chinese behavior at sea in 2006, when one of China’s new Song-class conventional submarines remained undetected as it shadowed the American aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Although the exact details of the encounter remain the subject of debate, Navy officials said the Chinese submarine surfaced well within torpedo range of the Kitty Hawk.

Quote: "The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter." — Meryl Streep

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litter n.

1. 1. A disorderly accumulation of objects; a pile.
   2. Carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper: the litter in the streets after a parade.
2. The offspring produced at one birth by a multiparous mammal. See synonyms at flock¹.
3. 1. Material, such as straw, used as bedding for animals.
   2. An absorbent material, such as granulated clay, for covering the floor of an animal's cage or excretory box.
4. An enclosed or curtained couch mounted on shafts and used to carry a single passenger.
5. A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a stretcher.
6. The uppermost layer of the forest floor consisting chiefly of fallen leaves and other decaying organic matter.

kitty kit·ty² (kĭt'ē) n., pl. -ties.

A cat, especially a kitten.

[Shortening and alteration of KITTEN.]

shadow (FOLLOW)  verb [T] 1 to follow closely: The police think that the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime. The euro has closely shadowed the dollar. 2 to follow someone else while they are at work in order to learn about that person's job: Your first week in the job will be spent shadowing one of our more experienced employees. 

  shadow  adjective [before noun] UK used in the title of important politicians in the main opposition party: the Shadow Foreign Secretary the Shadow Cabinet 

  shadow  noun [C] 1 someone who follows another person everywhere: "I think we have a shadow on our tail, " muttered the detective. Ever since he was able to walk, Stephen has been his older brother's shadow (= has followed him and copied his actions). 2 a person, especially in industry, who follows someone else while they are at work in order to learn about that person's job