Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun funnel

3 senses of funnel

Sense 1
funnel, funnel shape -- (a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends)
       => cone, conoid, cone shape -- (a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point)

Sense 2
funnel -- (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)
       => utensil -- (an implement for practical use (especially in a household))

Sense 3
funnel -- ((nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship))
       => smokestack, stack -- (a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb funnel

1 sense of funnel

Sense 1
funnel -- (move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")