Funnel

Word FUNNEL
Character 6
Hyphenation fun nel
Pronunciations /ˈfʌnəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Funnel"

What do we mean by funnel?

A conical utensil having a small hole or narrow tube at the apex and used to channel the flow of a substance, as into a small-mouthed container. noun

Something resembling this utensil in shape. noun

A shaft, flue, or stack for ventilation or the passage of smoke, especially the smokestack of a ship or locomotive. noun

To take the shape of a funnel. intransitive verb

To move through or as if through a funnel. intransitive verb

To cause to take the shape of a funnel. intransitive verb

To cause to move through or as if through a funnel. intransitive verb

In the chambered cephalopods, the extension of the septum about the siphuncle. noun

A hollow cone or conical vessel, usually of tin or other metal, with a tube issuing from its apex, used for conveying fluids into a vessel with a small opening; a filler. noun

A passage for a fluid or vapor, as the shaft or channel of a chimney through which smoke ascends; specifically, in steamships and locomotives, an iron chimney for the boiler-furnaces; the smoke-stack. noun

Nautical, a metal cylinder fitted on the topgallant- and royalmastheads of men-of-war, on which the eyes of the topgallant- and royal-rigging are fitted. noun

In anatomy and biology, an infundibulum: as, the funnel of a cuttlefish. noun

In the Rhizocarpæ, a space between the thick outer coats of the macrospore, into which the apical papilla projects. noun

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. noun

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. noun

An apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water. noun

One of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel. noun

A utensil of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids etc. into a close vessel; a tunnel. noun

A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like. noun

A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.

A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.

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The word "funnel" in example sentences

Lodged in the funnel is an ice cube. when it melts and flows into the cup the cup overflows. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On the server site, the side where the web page rests, the funnel is at its widest, though its width is controlled by the speed of the machine that hosts the web page. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The tricky thing about this operation, as I was watching this B roll, is that with responses that involve campus attacks, you've got thousands -- hundreds, if not thousands of people running out in what we call a funnel to go with their instincts, which is to get out of the actual area of incidence. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In mid-September, NOM filed a lawsuit against the New York Board of Elections, declaring its intent to once again funnel undisclosed sums of money into political campaigns in key battleground states. ❋ Evan Wolfson (2010)

Bias effects were examined in funnel plots and meta-regression models. ❋ Steve Carper (2008)

That funnel is just the way they hold the turkey when they slit the throat. ❋ Unknown (2008)

STEP 2: Mature bucks are lazy critters, which makes any terrain funnel a high-odds spot for capturing their images. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Our prevailing wind here is from the west or southwest, so my primary spot is on the northeast side of a trail or terrain funnel, where I think he's most vulnerable. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Per the Casimir effect, a time funnel is created, a vacuum of sorts, (ref: Flashes Before Your Eyes, Wikipedia [definition]), two #15 rabbits were in the same room. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Google funnel is easily measured and if you're marketing anything to anyone, you need to understand it (this idea is so powerful it's now built in to Google's free web analytics program, Urchin). ❋ Unknown (2006)

I watch endlessly, and all of it goes into my brain funnel, to be brought out and chewed upon by my subconscious. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A huge tin funnel consumes an enormous lump of corn flour, masa, and spits it out at the bottom onto a continuous belt as a finished tortilla. ❋ Unknown (2002)

This he called a funnel; it was shaped like the top of a funnel. ❋ Nowlin, William, 1821-1884 (1876)

I am sure you would have heard the word funnel once or twice before in relation to making money online. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Web marketers obsess over the "funnel" -- the steps from first contact to purchase. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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