funnel meaning

funnel as a noun

1. a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends

   Synonyms: funnel shape

   Type of: cone

2. 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

   Type of: utensil

3. (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)

   Type of: smokestack

funnel as a verb

1. move or pour through a funnel
   • funnel the liquid into the small bottle

   Type of: move

funnel in a sentence

• I find funnel cake a bit too sweet.
• She poured the molten lead into a funnel.
• We bottled the wine using a funnel.
• You bought a very small funnel.
• Church steeples - overturned funnels to lead prayers to heaven.

How to pronounce funnel

funnel is pronounced /ˈfʌnəl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with funnel

• tunnel
• chunnel