1. (noun) telephone, phone, telephone set
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
Synonyms: sound, telephone, earphone, telephone set, phone, earpiece, headphone, telephony, speech sound
2. (noun) phone, speech sound, sound
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Synonyms: sound, telephone, speech sound, earphone, telephone set, phone, audio, strait, headphone, auditory sensation, earpiece
3. (verb) earphone, earpiece, headphone, phone
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
Synonyms: sound, telephone, earphone, telephone set, phone, earpiece, headphone, speech sound
4. (verb) call, telephone, call up, phone, ring
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Synonyms: predict, forebode, band, prognosticate, bring forward, promise, phone, yell, call off, recollect, surround, shout out, retrieve, foretell, cry, peal, call in, scream, environ, holler, rally, mobilize, call up, echo, hollo, call, think, send for, knell, anticipate, border, address, visit, resound, shout, recall, mobilise, reverberate, name, call back, squall, bid, ring, remember, telephone, skirt
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