funnel
/ˈfʌnəl/noun, verb2 syllables
Funnel means: a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends.
Synonyms for funnel1
noun, as in a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
funnel shape
What does funnel mean?4
noun
1
a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
2
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
3
(nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
verb
1
move or pour through a funnel“funnel the liquid into the small bottle”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with funnel?1
two syllables
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Funnel in a sentence
- The spiders, named for their funnel-shaped webs, can be aggressive if cornered.Hybrid
- In the funnel, the cone shape has been truncated.Reza_
- I find funnel cake a bit too sweet.sundown
- You can pour the liquid by using a funnel.Lepotdeterre
- She poured the molten lead into a funnel.AlanF_US
- Why did you buy such a small funnel?CK
- Ziri probably should have used a small funnel.Amastan
- Ziri isn't going to be using this funnel often.Amastan
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Forms of funnel
as a noun
- plural
- funnels
as a verb
- past tense
- funneled
- present participle
- funneling
- third-person singular
- funnels
- past participle
- funneled