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Antonyms for funnel

Grammar : Verb
Spell : fuhn-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌn l

Definition of funnel

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Middle French fonel, from Provençal enfounilh, "a word from the Southern wine trade" [Weekley], from Late Latin fundibulum, shortened from Latin infundibulum "a funnel or hopper in a mill," from infundere "pour in," from in- "in" + fundere "pour" (see found (v.2)).
  • verb direct down a path
Example sentences :
  • Pour it through a funnel into half-pint bottles, and cork them well.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • On the outside the ground slopes away gently from the funnel.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
  • A Prairie-dog hole is shaped like a funnel, going straight down.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
  • She had not a sail aloft nor a plume of smoke in her funnel.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • The funnel was freshly painted black with a red band at the top.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • "We'll have steam up in an hour," he announced, glancing up at the funnel.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • A desolate and lonely craft, the smoke draggled out of her funnel.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • The cabin is kept in place by the funnel, which slips off just above the roof.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 » by Various
  • The road ahead was like a funnel of dust; the road behind was like the tail of a comet.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • The smoke tossed out of the funnel was settling down upon her deck.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for funnel

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