telephone : Idioms & Phrases
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- cellular telephone
- dial telephone
- french telephone
- telephone bell
- telephone bill
- telephone book
- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone call
- telephone circuit
- telephone company
- telephone conversation
- telephone cord
- telephone dial
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange
- telephone extension
- telephone interview
- telephone jack
- telephone kiosk
- telephone line
- telephone message
- telephone number
- telephone operator
- telephone order
- telephone plug
- telephone pole
- telephone receiver
- telephone service
- telephone set
- telephone system
- telephone unit
- telephone wire
- wireless telephone
cellular telephone
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noun a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
cell; cellular phone; mobile phone; cellphone.
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- a portable radio-telephone transmitting and receiving the radio-telephonic signals from one of a group of transmitter-receiver stations so arranged that they provide adequate signal contact for such telephones over a certain geographical area. The area within which one transmitter may service such portable telephones is called its "cell.
Webster 1913
dial telephone
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noun a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
dial phone.
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french telephone
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noun telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
handset.
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telephone bell
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noun electric bell that rings to signal a call
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telephone bill
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noun statement of charges for telephone service
phone bill.
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telephone book
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noun a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers
phonebook; telephone book; phone book.
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telephone booth
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noun booth for using a telephone
phone booth; call box; telephone booth; telephone box.
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telephone box
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noun booth for using a telephone
phone booth; call box; telephone booth; telephone box.
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telephone call
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noun a telephone connection
call; phone call.
- she reported several anonymous calls
- he placed a phone call to London
- he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call
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telephone circuit
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noun a telephone connection
telephone circuit; line; phone line; subscriber line.
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telephone company
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noun a public utility that provides telephone service
telco; telephone company; phone service; phone company.
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telephone conversation
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noun a conversation over the telephone
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telephone cord
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noun the telephone wire that connects to the handset
phone cord.
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telephone dial
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noun a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
dial.
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telephone directory
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noun a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers
phonebook; telephone book; phone book.
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telephone exchange
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noun a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
central; exchange.
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telephone extension
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noun an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
extension phone; extension.
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telephone interview
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noun an interview conducted over the telephone
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telephone jack
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noun a jack for plugging in a telephone
phone jack.
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telephone kiosk
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noun booth for using a telephone
phone booth; call box; telephone booth; telephone box.
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telephone line
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noun the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
telegraph line; telegraph wire; telephone line.
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noun a telephone connection
telephone circuit; line; phone line; subscriber line.
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telephone message
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noun a message transmitted by telephone
phone message.
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telephone number
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noun the number is used in calling a particular telephone
phone number; number.
- he has an unlisted number
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telephone operator
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noun someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
telephonist; switchboard operator.
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telephone order
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noun receiving orders via telephone
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telephone plug
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noun a plug for connecting a telephone
phone plug.
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telephone pole
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noun tall pole supporting telephone wires
telegraph pole; telegraph post.
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telephone receiver
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noun earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
receiver.
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telephone service
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noun a public utility that provides telephone service
telco; telephone company; phone service; phone company.
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telephone set
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noun electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
phone; telephone.
- I talked to him on the telephone
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telephone system
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noun a communication system that transmits sound between distant points
phone system.
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telephone unit
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noun a unit of measurement for telephone use
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telephone wire
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noun the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
telegraph line; telegraph wire; telephone line.
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wireless telephone
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noun telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
radiotelephony; radiotelephone.
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noun a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables
radiophone; radiotelephone.