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# funnel

noun (a funnel, funnels); verb (funnel, funnels, funnelled/funneled, funnelling/funneling)

«funnel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A funnel is a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used to pour liquids or powders into a small opening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#m1)
2. A funnel is also a chimney on a ship or steam train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#m2)
3. A funnel cloud is the spinning, cone-shaped cloud of a tornado. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#m3)
4. To funnel means to move things or people through a narrow space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science and cooking a funnel helps pour without spilling, e.g. when separating mixtures with filter paper. In weather, a funnel cloud is a sign of a tornado. Phrases: «funnel cloud», «pour through a funnel», «filter funnel».

### Examples

- Use a funnel to pour the water into the bottle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#x1)
- We put filter paper in the funnel to separate sand from water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#x2)
- The ship had three red funnels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#x3)
- A funnel cloud came down from the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#x4)
- The crowd was funnelled through one gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#x5)
- Mum used a funnel to fill the salt shaker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#x6)
- The steam train puffed smoke from its funnel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#x7)
- And hop! hop! without hesitating, the rats took the leap, swam straight to the funnel, plunged in head foremost and disappeared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/#x8)

### Note

Countable. UK doubles l (funnelled); US often one l (funneled). A tornado funnel cloud is dangerous: go indoors to the lowest floor away from windows.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «funnel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/funnel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«funnel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/funnel.html) on Mova free.