The difference between Bugle and Funnel

When used as nouns, bugle means a horn used by hunters, whereas funnel means a utensil of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids etc. into a close vessel.

When used as verbs, bugle means to announce, sing, or cry in the manner of a musical bugle, whereas funnel means to use a funnel.


Bugle is also adjective with the meaning: jet-black.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bugle and Funnel

  1. Bugle as a noun:

    A horn used by hunters.

  2. Bugle as a noun (music):

    a simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series

  3. Bugle as a noun:

    A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover, , and other plants in the genus Ajuga.

  4. Bugle as a noun:

    Anything shaped like a bugle, round or conical and having a bell on one end.

  1. Bugle as a verb:

    To announce, sing, or cry in the manner of a musical bugle

  1. Bugle as a noun:

    a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim

  1. Bugle as an adjective:

    jet-black

  1. Bugle as a noun:

    A sort of wild ox; a buffalo.

    Examples:

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  1. Funnel as a noun:

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

  2. Funnel as a noun:

    A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.

  1. Funnel as a verb:

    To use a funnel.

  2. Funnel as a verb (intransitive):

    To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense.

    Examples:

    "Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane."

  3. Funnel as a verb (transitive):

    To direct, focus or channel (money, resources, emotions, etc.).

    Examples:

    "Our taxes are being funnelled into pointless government initiatives."

  4. Funnel as a verb (transitive):

    To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party.

  1. Funnel as a noun:

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