funnelnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfʌn.əl/us/ˈfʌn.əl/funnel noun [ C ] (TUBE)
an object that has a wide round opening at the top, sloping sides, and a narrow tube at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into containers with narrow necks:
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Straining & filtering devices
- filter
- filter bed
- filter paper
- greaseproof paper
- hopper
- parchment paper
- sieve
- sifter
- strainer
- tea strainer
- water filter
- wringer
funnel noun [ C ] (ON A SHIP/TRAIN)
US also smokestack a vertical metal pipe on the top of a ship or steam train through which smoke comes out
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- boathook
- boiler room
- capstan
- echo sounder
- engine room
- gangplank
- gunnel
- helm
- hull
- jib
- lanyard
- lifebelt
- mast
- oar
- porthole
- rib
- rudder
- sail
- tiller
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funnelverb
uk/ˈfʌn.əl/us/ˈfʌn.əl/-ll- or US usually -l-[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to put something, or to travel, through a funnel or something that acts like a funnel:
[ T usually + adv/prep ] to send something directly and intentionally:
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Delivering and despatching
- air drop
- air-dash
- airlift
- consign
- containerize
- despatch
- drop
- enclose
- fire
- fire sth off
- forward
- get sth in
- reroute
- route
- send
- send sth in
- send sth off
- shipping
- trot
- trot sb out
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