PHONE
earphone, earpiece, headphone, phone
(noun) electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; “it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked”
telephone, phone, telephone set
(noun) electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; “I talked to him on the telephone”
phone, speech sound, sound
(noun) (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
call, telephone, call up, phone, ring
(verb) get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; “I tried to call you all night”; “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
phone (plural phones)
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
Hyponyms
• cell phone
• speakerphone
• clamshell phone
• flip phone
• mobile phone
• smartphone
Verb
phone (third-person singular simple present phones, present participle phoning, simple past and past participle phoned)
(transitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.
Synonyms
• call, ring, telephone
Etymology 2
Noun
phone (plural phones)
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
Anagrams
• nepho-, pheno-, pheon
Source: Wiktionary
Phone, n. & v. t.
Definition: Colloq. for Telephone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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