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• n  a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
• n  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
• n  (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
• v  move or pour through a funnel
  funnel the liquid into the small bottle

• You put freshly ground coffee in the large funnel on top, insert the funnel's rubber gasket tightly into the water-filled carafe below, push ON and stand back.
• Wilson expresses no regret over using his power base in Washington to covertly funnel billions in arms through the CIA to the so-called freedom fighters.
• Inventor Kenji Kawakami demonstrates his funnel glasses designed to guide eyedrops so that they never miss their mark.

• funnel shape

News & Articles

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• 70 mph gust, 1.75-inch hail, funnel cloud spotted near Saginaw
  The National Weather Service says a wave of severe thunderstorms has hit parts of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, generating winds gusting to 70 miles per hour, golf-ball size hail and a funnel cloud.
  June 18, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
• Funnel Cloud Passes Through Town
  HARRISBURG, Ore. — Residents are still talking about the funnel cloud that touched down in Harrisburg on Thursday. People we spoke to say the day started just like any other, but the weather turned bizarre shortly before 5 p.m when the funnel cloud made its presence known. Friends and neighbors who spotted it immediately began … Continue reading »
  June 15, 2013 - KEZI 9 Eugene
• Funnel Cloud Spotted in Harrisburg
  HARRISBURG, Ore. — A funnel cloud was spotted and photographed in Harrisburg; meanwhile, an EF 1 tornado touched down in McMinnville. The National Weather Service sent a team from Portland to investigate damage in the area. The funnel cloud in Harrisburg appears to have materialized shortly before 5:00 p.m. There are no reports of damage from … Continue reading »
  June 14, 2013 - KEZI 9 Eugene

Quotes

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• Matt Taibbi in guardian.co.uk
  The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money,writes Taibbi.
• Raleigh McKenzie in The Associated Press
  It seems like Bruce Allen is trying to funnel this atmosphere toward a positive situation,longtime offensive lineman Raleigh McKenzie said. "It can't do nothing but go up."
• Avery Johnson in Hartford Courant
  We gave him a single look, then we double-teamed him, then we gave him a triple-team and he split the triple-team and scored,coach Avery Johnson said. "We tried to zone him, we tried to funnel him in the trap for a zone and he went the...