'Funnel' definitions:
Definition of 'funnel'
From: WordNet
noun
A conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends [syn: funnel, funnel shape]
noun
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
noun
(nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
verb
Move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
Definition of 'Funnel'
From: GCIDE
- Funnel \Fun"nel\, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See Fuse, v. t.]
- 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 box (Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water. --Knight.
- Funnel stay (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'funnel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjutage,
- approach,
- asymptote,
- bottleneck,
- canalize,
- carry,
- catheter,
- center,
- centralize,
- channel,
- channelize,
- chimney,
- close,
- close in,
- close up,
- close with,
- collision course,
- come together,
- complex cone,
- concenter,
- concentralization,
- concentralize,
- concentrate,
- concentration,
- concourse,
- concurrence,
- conduct,
- cone,
- conelet,
- confluence,
- conflux,
- congress,
- conoid,
- converge,
- convergence,
- converging,
- convey,
- cop,
- cornet,
- crossing,
- drainpipe,
- efflux tube,
- fall in with,
- fire hose,
- flue,
- flue pipe,
- flume,
- focalization,
- focus,
- fumarole,
- garden hose,
- gas pipe,
- hose,
- hosepipe,
- hub,
- ice-cream cone,
- intersect,
- meet,
- meeting,
- mutual approach,
- narrow the gap,
- narrowing gap,
- nip,
- nipple,
- organ pipe,
- pinch,
- pine cone,
- pipe,
- pipeline,
- pipette,
- piping,
- put through,
- put through channels,
- radius,
- reed,
- reed pipe,
- run together,
- siamese,
- siamese connection,
- siphon,
- smokeshaft,
- smokestack,
- snorkel,
- soil pipe,
- spokes,
- stack,
- standpipe,
- steam pipe,
- stem,
- stovepipe,
- straw,
- tangent,
- tap,
- taper,
- traject,
- transmit,
- trench,
- tube,
- tubing,
- tubulation,
- tubule,
- tubulet,
- tubulure,
- unite,
- waste pipe,
- water pipe