telephone : Idioms & Phrases


cellular telephone

  • 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

  • noun a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
    dial phone.
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french telephone

  • noun telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
    handset.
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telephone bell

  • noun electric bell that rings to signal a call
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telephone bill

  • noun statement of charges for telephone service
    phone bill.
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telephone book

  • 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

  • noun booth for using a telephone
    phone booth; call box; telephone booth; telephone box.
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telephone box

  • noun booth for using a telephone
    phone booth; call box; telephone booth; telephone box.
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telephone call

  • 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

  • noun a telephone connection
    telephone circuit; line; phone line; subscriber line.
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telephone company

  • noun a public utility that provides telephone service
    telco; telephone company; phone service; phone company.
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telephone conversation

  • noun a conversation over the telephone
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telephone cord

  • noun the telephone wire that connects to the handset
    phone cord.
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telephone dial

  • noun a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
    dial.
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telephone directory

  • 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

  • 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

  • noun an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
    extension phone; extension.
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telephone interview

  • noun an interview conducted over the telephone
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telephone jack

  • noun a jack for plugging in a telephone
    phone jack.
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telephone kiosk

  • noun booth for using a telephone
    phone booth; call box; telephone booth; telephone box.
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telephone line

  • noun the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
    telegraph line; telegraph wire; telephone line.
  • noun a telephone connection
    telephone circuit; line; phone line; subscriber line.
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telephone message

  • noun a message transmitted by telephone
    phone message.
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telephone number

  • noun the number is used in calling a particular telephone
    phone number; number.
    • he has an unlisted number
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telephone operator

  • noun someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
    telephonist; switchboard operator.
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telephone order

  • noun receiving orders via telephone
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telephone plug

  • noun a plug for connecting a telephone
    phone plug.
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telephone pole

  • noun tall pole supporting telephone wires
    telegraph pole; telegraph post.
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telephone receiver

  • noun earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
    receiver.
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telephone service

  • noun a public utility that provides telephone service
    telco; telephone company; phone service; phone company.
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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
    phone; telephone.
    • I talked to him on the telephone
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telephone system

  • noun a communication system that transmits sound between distant points
    phone system.
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telephone unit

  • noun a unit of measurement for telephone use
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telephone wire

  • noun the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
    telegraph line; telegraph wire; telephone line.
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wireless telephone

  • noun telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
    radiotelephony; radiotelephone.
  • noun a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables
    radiophone; radiotelephone.
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