funnel
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈfʌnəl/
- Pour in your drink through a funnel flexible tube.
- an entrance funnel
- the end of a funnel
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Examples
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There are those who have thought the only possible hope was to use a funnel to pour in a little wine.
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I found my trusty mini funnel, and we are ready to fill this puppy.
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Jason, we're going to need a jar and a funnel.
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The pump sends the water to the top of the funnel, from where it cascades down.
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She'd ask me to hold the funnel steady so she could pour antifreeze into the car.
Fiction book (2001) -
The salt lands in a plastic funnel, taped to the top of a bamboo stick.
Fiction book (1997) -
She used a funnel to pour the juice into the small glass without spilling.
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To fill the bottle easily, he placed a funnel at the opening.
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The funnel helped him transfer the sand from the bag into the tiny jar.
Synonyms
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4.4
A container with a wide top that lets material fall into a container below
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3.4
A person or device that pours liquid from one container to another
A container like a funnel that guides liquid or powder into a small opening
Compounds
- Specialized
A wild orchid with funnel-shaped bright pink flowers that grows in the northeastern United States
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Etymology
Funnel started as a word for a 'tube' or 'spout' with a wide top and a narrow bottom used to pour without spilling. So a funnel is anything shaped to guide liquid or powder into a small opening.