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funnel
  • 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
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funnel-crest rosebud orchid
  • n  orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
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funnel shape
  • n  a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
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funnel web
  • n  a funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web
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funnies
  • n  a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
  • n  an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
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funny bone
  • n  a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone
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