funnel : Idioms & Phrases
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Funnel box
(Mining) , an apparatus for collecting finely crushed ore from water. Knight.
Webster 1913
funnel shape
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noun a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
funnel.
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Funnel stay
(Naut.) , one of the ropes or rods steadying a steamer's funnel.
Webster 1913
funnel web
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noun a funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web
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funnel-crest rosebud orchid
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noun orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
Pogonia divaricata; spreading pogonia; Cleistes divaricata.
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funnel-shaped
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adjective satellite shaped in the form of a funnel
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Separating funnel
(Chem.) , a funnel, often globe-shaped, provided with a stopcock for the separate drawing off of immiscible liquids of different specific gravities.
Webster 1913
Thistle funnel
- a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth.
