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Funnel

A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel.

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Cone 76% connected

A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- called also a right…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Conoid 76% connected

Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Displace 76% connected

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Smokestack 76% connected

A chimney; esp., a pipe serving as a chimney, as the pipe which carries off the smoke of a locomotive, the funnel of a steam vessel, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stack 76% connected

A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a poi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Utensil 76% connected

That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially, an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and farming business.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bell 70% connected

A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Containing whole 1

Ship 70% connected

Pay; reward.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

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