The meaning of Funnel

noun

A length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.

Usage examples:

The bay includes saltmarsh, shallow and open water, tidal channels, mudflats and numerous islands, …

verb

Direct towards a particular end or object.

Usage examples:

The council is to channel public funds into training schemes

noun

A passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along

Usage examples:

The english channel, she switched to another channel to watch the news., we’ve established a regula…

noun

A vertical channel or pipe which conducts smoke and combustion gases up from a fire or furnace and typically through the roof of a building.

Usage examples:

A coal fire thrust yellow flames up the chimney

noun

A hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building, esp. from a fireplace, to escape to the air outside

noun

A channel for conveying water or other fluid.

Usage examples:

Nearby springs supplied the conduit which ran into the brewery

noun

A way of connecting two places, systems, etc.

Usage examples:

There is growth in sales to hong kong, the conduit for exports to the rest of the area., conduit be…

verb

Transport or carry to a place.

Usage examples:

Pipes were laid to convey water to the house

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

Usage examples:

They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

verb

Give food to.

Usage examples:

Did you remember to feed the cat?

noun

An act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one.

Usage examples:

The baby's morning feed

verb

Make a payment to (someone) in return for services.

noun

A porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it.

Usage examples:

An oil filter

verb

Pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material.

Usage examples:

The eye filters out ultraviolet radiation

noun

A piece of equipment or a device for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for limiting the particular type of light, sound, or electricity going through it

Usage examples:

An oil filter, a coffee filter, [ i always + adv/prep ] reports of the accident began to filter in.…

noun

A duct for smoke and waste gases produced by a fire, a gas heater, a power station, or other fuel-burning installation.

Usage examples:

No air rises up the chimney, usually because the flue is blocked

noun

A pipe that leads from a fire, stove, or heating device to the outside of a building, taking smoke, gases, or hot air away

noun

A person who shows the way to others, especially one employed to show tourists around places of interest.

Usage examples:

A tour guide

verb

Show or indicate the way to (someone).

Usage examples:

He guided her to the front row and sat beside her

verb

Someone employed to conduct others

noun

A chimney.

Usage examples:

With my eye to the lens, i had the city in my lap and could hoard to myself an unfair share of stee…

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages

noun

An act or instance of moving past or through something.

Usage examples:

Repeated passes with the swipe card

exclamation

Said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz.

Usage examples:

To the enigmatic question we answered ‘pass’

noun

A tube used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances.

Usage examples:

Roads, bridges, utility lines, water and sewer pipes, and other supporting services have to be rebu…

verb

Convey (water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances) through a pipe or pipes.

Usage examples:

Water from the lakes is piped to manchester

verb

Flow rapidly in a steady stream.

Usage examples:

Water poured off the roof

verb

To make a substance flow, esp. out of a container and usually into another container

Usage examples:

[ t ] pour the sugar into the bowl., [ t ] would you like me to pour you some coffee?, [ i ] water …

noun

A long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar.

Usage examples:

The shaft of a golf club

verb

(of light) shine in beams.

Usage examples:

Brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight

noun

A tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord. once the liquid has been forced into the tube, typically by suction or immersion, flow continues unaided.

Usage examples:

In the extinguisher, a plastic siphon tube leads from the bottom of the fire-suppressant reservoir …

verb

Draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon.

Usage examples:

A piece of tubing was used to siphon petrol

noun

A tube that is bent in the shape of an "n", with each end in a separate container at two different levels, so that liquid can be pulled up into it from the higher container and go down through it into the lower container

noun

A long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, etc. for holding or transporting something, chiefly liquids or gases.

Usage examples:

A plastic tube is connected to the tap and the beer is ready to be pulled

verb

Fit (a person or animal) with a tube to assist breathing, especially after a laryngotomy.

Usage examples:

The charge stemmed from his failure to properly record how he treated hip wolf on the day she was a…

noun

An opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out of or into a confined space.

Usage examples:

Remove any debris blocking the vents

verb

Give free expression to (a strong emotion).

Usage examples:

We vent our spleen on drug barons

noun

An opening or slit in a garment, especially in the lower part of the seam at the back of a coat.

Usage examples:

It's made from super 120's italian wool and features a three-button closure, side vents and picksti…