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# urinal

noun (a urinal, urinals)

«urinal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A urinal is a kind of toilet on a wall, used by men and boys for weeing (urinating) while standing up, found in public and school toilets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinal/#m1)
2. A urinal can also be a bottle used in hospital for a patient to wee into. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinal/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life urinals are in boys' and men's toilets. In health and hygiene lessons children learn to flush and wash hands afterwards. Phrases: «use the urinal», «public urinals».

### Examples

- The boys' toilets have three urinals and two cubicles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinal/#x1)
- Remember to wash your hands after using the urinal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinal/#x2)
- Some urinals flush automatically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinal/#x3)
- In hospital, the nurse gave Grandad a urinal so he didn't have to get up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinal/#x4)
- Waterless urinals save water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinal/#x5)

### Note

Countable: a urinal, urinals. Use «a», not «an», because it starts with a «you» sound: «a urinal». Said «you-RYE-nul» (UK) or «YOOR-in-ul» (US). Related: urine, urinate (formal words for wee).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «urinal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«urinal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/urinal.html) on Mova free.