funnel
(noun) (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
funnel
(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
funnel, funnel shape
(noun) a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
funnel
(verb) move or pour through a funnel; “funnel the liquid into the small bottle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
funnel (plural funnels)
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.
funnel (third-person singular simple present funnels, present participle funneling or funnelling, simple past and past participle funneled or funnelled)
(transitive) To use a funnel.
(intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.
(transitive) To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.).
(transitive) To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party.
funnel (plural funnels)
Alternative form of fummel (“hybrid animal”)
Source: Wiktionary
Fun"nel, n. Etym: [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 into a close vessel; a tunnel.
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. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
