English Explanatory Dictionary

urinal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device or fixture used for urination, particularly
  2. A device or fixture used for urination
  3. A glass vial used for examining or storing urine.
  4. A chamber pot specially designed or considered as a device for urination.
  5. A device for urination worn or used by patients suffering urinary incontinence.
  6. A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys.
  7. Any oblong glass vessel shaped like the old alchemist's urinal.
  8. A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
adj
  1. Synonym of urinary.

Pronunciation

yo͞o-rīʹnəl /jʊəˈraɪnəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-urinal.wav yo͝orʹĭn-əl yûrʹĭn-əl /ˈjʊɹɪnəl/ /ˈjɝɪnəl/ En-us-urinal.oga /ˈjʉːəɹɪnəl/ /ˈju.rɪ.nəl/

Word forms

urinal urinals

Etymology

From Middle English urinal, urynal, orynal, from Old French urinal, orinal (“vessel for urination”), from Latin ūrīnālis (“urinary”). Use for plumbing fixtures attested from 1851.

Synonyms

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Related words

urinate urination urinator urine

Derived words

bed urinal urinal cake urinal cookie urinal mint Urinal of the Planets urinal puck urinal screen
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