Urinal

Pronunciation: /juːrɪnəl/

Definitions of urinal

noun a fixture in a public restroom used for urinating

Example Sentences

A1 I saw a urinal in the men's bathroom.

A2 She asked where the nearest urinal was located.

B1 The urinal was out of order, so they had to use the toilet instead.

B2 The new office building has state-of-the-art urinals with motion sensors.

C1 The designer bathroom featured elegant urinals made of marble.

C2 The restaurant's restroom had a row of stylish urinals for patrons to use.

Examples of urinal in a Sentence

formal The restroom had several urinals for the convenience of the male patrons.

informal I'll meet you by the urinal in the men's room.

slang I overheard some guys talking about how the urinal was clogged again.

figurative His words flowed freely, like a leaky urinal.

Grammatical Forms of urinal

• past tense: urinated
• plural: urinals
• comparative: more urinal
• superlative: most urinal
• present tense: urinal
• future tense: will urinal
• perfect tense: have urinaled
• continuous tense: is urinaling
• singular: urinal
• positive degree: urinal
• infinitive: to urinal
• gerund: urinaling
• participle: urinaled

Origin and Evolution of urinal

First Known Use: 1300 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'urinal' originates from the Latin word 'urina', meaning urine.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a vessel for holding urine, the word 'urinal' evolved to refer to a receptacle for urination in public restrooms.