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. John Lopez:

   These waterways form a funnel that directed the water into the Industrial Canal.

2. Heritage Action:

   The bill would require the U.S. Treasury to mint coins that would funnel up to $4.75 million to Dallas-based Susan G. Komen -- an organization that notoriously funds abortion giant Planned Parenthood.

3. Tarun Pathak:

   Jio is a company that's very focused on the rural side, because that's the real India, you have a big funnel [ of ] users who are yet to come on board and experience and taste this internet for the first time.

4. Stefan Smith:

   What they're trying to do is funnel everybody into this casino ... and hopefully keep them there and hopefully inoculate them from bad news, (The goal is to) make it harder to get voters out of their ecosystem so that they can save them for November.

5. 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.