urinal
35
3.7
- noun
- /ˈjʊrɪnəl/
:
urinario
- Inside was a narrow row of plastic urinals set one next to the other.
- a porcelain urinal
It is called a splash guard and it goes in urinals.
- It is called a splash guard and it goes in urinals.
- What Duchamp said was a urinal is a work of art because I say it is.
- So nowhere, anywhere was there a divider between the urinals And, and now that it is not exclusive.
- So I'll walk into the public toilet, go to urinal or urinal go down.
- And I'll tell you from using a urinal next to Max, that man has a good stream.
- Oh, yeah, I was looking for urinals, but there was what did I just say urinals?
- Yeah, it's just that thing above the urinal that says when there's a car, when there's a car auction.
- You unzip, you go to the urinal and you touch yourself with hands that are unclean.
Examples
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When I entered the restroom, I noticed the line for the urinal was quite long.
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In public restrooms, it is important to keep a safe distance from the next urinal for privacy.
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The customers come in and use the urinal.
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And I'll tell you from using a urinal next to Max, that man has a good stream.
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Sailor steps up to a urinal and starts doing his business.
Fiction book (1990) -
Anyway, I went over to use the urinal and I leaned over to read what he wrote.
Fiction book (2000) -
Agent Banish's head didn't turn even as Brian stopped at the urinal next to him.
Fiction book (1995) -
The rock musician juror enters, stepping up to the urinal between the businessman and the marine.
Fiction book (1993) -
He stepped up to the urinal to relieve himself before the game started.
Synonyms
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3.2
A fixed thing in a bathroom used for washing or using the toilet, like a sink
A public outdoor urinal that men use to pee
How Big
13
1.0
35
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
urinal = urine (semi-transparent) = urin + al
The word is clearly related to urine and the suffix -al, but the specific meaning of a public restroom fixture is a specialized extension rather than a fully predictable composition.
Etymology
Urinal comes from the Latin urina meaning 'urine' plus the ending -al meaning 'relating to', and it shares its root with the words urine and urinate. So a urinal is a place 'for urine', which explains why it is the wall fixture men use to urinate while standing.