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urinal

/ˈjʊɹɪnəl/

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What does urinal mean?

noun

  1. A device or fixture used for urination, particularly
  2. A device for urination worn or used by patients suffering urinary incontinence.
  3. A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys.
More meanings (5)

adjective

  1. Synonym of urinary.

noun

  1. (historical) A glass vial used for examining or storing urine.
  2. (obsolete) A chamber pot specially designed or considered as a device for urination.
  3. (obsolete) Any oblong glass vessel shaped like the old alchemist's urinal.
  4. (obsolete) A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈjʊɹɪnəl/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈjɝɪnəl/
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In the chapel is a piece of ancient tapestry: Saint Luke in his first profession is holding an urinal.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
To dream of a urinal, disorder will predominate in your home.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
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But you are so without these follies, that these follies are within you, and shine through you like the water in an urinal, that not an eye that sees you but is a physician to comment on your malady.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
On examining the urinal he found a female child weighing 10 pounds.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747