funnel
funnel Lexical Profile
funnel Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A utensil with a wide mouth and a narrow tube at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening.
"She used a plastic funnel to pour the fresh oil into the car's engine without spilling it."
A theoretical pathway or process through which potential customers are guided toward making a purchase.
"The marketing team redesigned the sales funnel to improve the conversion rate of website visitors."
A vertical pipe or chimney on a steamship or steam engine, used to release smoke and exhaust.
"Thick black smoke billowed from the enormous funnel of the steamship as it left the harbor."
• verb
To guide or channel something, such as resources, people, or information, into a specific direction or concentrated area.
"The charity funnels all of its donations directly into providing clean water for rural communities."
To move or flow through a narrow opening or restricted space.
"The eager crowd funneled through the narrow stadium gates to get to their seats before the concert began."
• Rhymes for funnel
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'fonel', derived from Old Provençal 'fonilh', which traces back to Latin 'infundibulum' (a funnel), from 'infundere' (to pour in).