Synonyms for funnel
ˈfʌn lfun·nel

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1. funnel, funnel shapenoun

   a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends

   Synonyms:
   funnel shape

2. funnelnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   funnel shape

3. funnelverb

   (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)

   Synonyms:
   funnel shape

4. funnelverb

   move or pour through a funnel

   "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"

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1. funnelnoun

   Synonyms:
   tunnel

2. funnelnoun

   Synonyms:
   chimney-flue

3. funnelnoun

   Synonyms:
   stove-pipe

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1. funnelnoun

   Synonyms:
   tunnel

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1. List of paraphrases for "funnel":

   micropyle, funnels, hopper, cone, chimney, pyramid, fireplace

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1. Myron Levine:

   I've been in this business a very long time -- a half a century, a vaccine pipeline is the shape of a funnel. A lot of things go in one end ; very few things survive.

2. Julia Barnes:

   The only number that matters to anybody is the win number, right? i'm looking to build an infrastructure that's going to take the energy that started before us and funnel it into something real. The biggest part of any campaign is spending the time and investing the resources in recruiting, training and motivating volunteers.

3. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee:

   What's really happening here is that Washington politicians are using the crisis in Flint as an excuse to funnel taxpayer money to their own home states, and trying to sneak it through the Senate without proper debate and amendment, i respectfully object.

4. Naomi Steinberg:

   So to suggest that the solution for Syrian refugees in Jordan is to simply funnel more money into refugee camps in Jordan is erroneous.

5. Li Liu:

   People use the same equipment today for beer-making, the funnel is functional and has been in the same shape for thousands of years.