funnel
[ fuhn-l ]
/ ˈfʌn l /
noun
verb (used with object), fun·neled, fun·nel·ing or (especially British) fun·nelled, fun·nel·ling.
to concentrate, channel, or focus: They funneled all income into research projects.
to pour through or as if through a funnel.
verb (used without object), fun·neled, fun·nel·ing or (especially British) fun·nelled, fun·nel·ling.
to pass through or as if through a funnel.
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Origin of funnel
1375–1425; late Middle English fonel < Old Provençal fonilh (Gascon) < Vulgar Latin *fundibulum, for Latin infundibulum, derivative of infundere to pour in
OTHER WORDS FROM funnel
fun·nel·like, adjectiveWords nearby funnel
funk hole, funked, funkia, funkster, funky, funnel, funnel cake, funnel cap, funnel chest, funnel cloud, funnel-shaped pelvis
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British Dictionary definitions for funnel
funnel
/ (ˈfʌnəl) /
noun
a hollow utensil with a wide mouth tapering to a small hole, used for pouring liquids, powders, etc, into a narrow-necked vessel
something resembling this in shape or function
a smokestack for smoke and exhaust gases, as on a steamship or steam locomotive
a shaft or tube, as in a building, for ventilation
verb -nels, nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled
Derived forms of funnel
funnel-like, adjectiveWord Origin for funnel
C15: from Old Provençal fonilh, ultimately from Latin infundibulum funnel, hopper (in a mill), from infundere to pour in
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