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- [fuhn-l]
- /ˈfʌn l/
- /ˈfʌn.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fuhn-l]
- /ˈfʌn l/
Definitions of funnel word
- noun funnel a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like. 1
- noun funnel a smokestack, especially of a steamship. 1
- noun funnel a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation. 1
- noun funnel Eastern New England. a stovepipe. 1
- verb with object funnel to concentrate, channel, or focus: They funneled all income into research projects. 1
- verb with object funnel to pour through or as if through a funnel. 1
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Origin of funnel
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English fonel < Old Provençal fonilh (Gascon) < Vulgar Latin *fundibulum, for Latin infundibulum, derivative of infundere to pour in
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Parts of speech for Funnel
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preposition
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funnel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
funnel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for funnel
verb funnel
- pour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- filter — any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- transmit — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- siphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- channel — A channel is a television station.
noun funnel
- chimney — A chimney is a pipe through which smoke goes up into the air, usually through the roof of a building.
- flue — a fishing net.
- smokestack — Also called stack. a pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building.
- conduit — A conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go.
Antonyms for funnel
verb funnel
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
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