1. funnel(n = noun.shape) funnel shape - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends;
is a kind of cone, cone shape, conoid
Derived form verb funnel1
2. funnel(n = noun.artifact) - a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth;
is a kind of utensil
has parts: bell
Derived form verb funnel1
3. funnel(n = noun.artifact) - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship);
is a kind of smokestack, stack
is a part of ship
funnel(v = verb.contact) - move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
is one way to displace, move
Derived forms noun funnel2, noun funnel1
Sample sentences:
The women funnel water into the bowl
1. A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids or pourable solids into a vessel with a narrow opening; a tunnel. [1913 Webster]
2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like. [1913 Webster]
funnel, n. & v.
--n.
1 a narrow tube or pipe widening at the top, for pouring liquid, powder, etc., into a small opening.
2 a metal chimney on a steam engine or ship.
3 something resembling a funnel in shape or use.
--v.tr. & intr. (funnelled, funnelling; US funneled, funneling) guide or move through or as through a funnel.
Derivative:
funnel-like adj.
Etymology:
ME f. Prov. fonilh f. LL fundibulum f. L infundibulum f. infundere (as IN-(2), fundere pour)
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N airpipe, air pipe, air tube, airhole, blowhole, breathinghole, venthole, shaft, flue, chimney, funnel, vent, nostril, nozzle, throat, weasand, trachea, bronchus, bronchia, larynx, tonsils, windpipe, spiracle, ventiduct, ventilator, louvre, jalousie, Venetian blinds, blowpipe, pipe, jhilmil, smokestack, screen, window screen, ' artificial lung, iron lung, heart and lung machine.