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urinal.

A device or fixture used for urination, particularly

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/jʊəˈraɪnəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈjʊɹɪnəl/US/ˈjɝɪnəl/US/ˈjʉːəɹɪnəl/Australia
  1. A device or fixture used for urination, particularly

  2. A device or fixture used for urination A glass vial used for examining or storing urine.

    historical
  3. A device or fixture used for urination A chamber pot specially designed or considered as a device for urination.

    obsolete
  4. A device or fixture used for urination A device for urination worn or used by patients suffering urinary incontinence.

  5. A device or fixture used for urination A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys.

  6. Any oblong glass vessel shaped like the old alchemist's urinal.

    obsolete
  7. A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

adj/jʊəˈraɪnəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈjʊɹɪnəl/US/ˈjɝɪnəl/US/ˈjʉːəɹɪnəl/Australia
  1. Synonym of urinary.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle French urinal, from Late Latin ūrīnālis, equivalent to urine + -al.

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