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. (verb) telephone, telephony
transmitting speech at a distance
Synonyms: telephone, telephone set, telephony, phone
3. (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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