funnel
noun
a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
funnel-like
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a word derived from
funnel.
Example Sentences
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They spin a variety of amazing webs, from the typical orb web, with its hub-and-spoke pattern, to funnel-like tube webs and sheet webs that can drape over an entire landscape like a shroud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
With its narrow and funnel-like paths, the grounds of Roland Garros are frequently congested and it is often slow to move from court to court.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
People wrongly focus on funnel-like cone for where the hurricane is forecast to go instead of what it will do in specific locations, said MIT meteorology professor Kerry Emanuel.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
But this part of southern Wyoming — where the Rocky Mountains drop down in elevation, creating a funnel-like effect — is streaked with thick veins of dark blue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
I closed my eyes and in my mind I could see the funnel-like entrance of the hole, and the sharp slanting points of the nails.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
