PHONE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds
   • it is held over or inserted into the ear
   Synonym(s)
   • earphone (what does earphone mean?)
   • earpiece (what does earpiece mean?)
   • headphone (what does headphone mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
   Hypernyms(s) phone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • electro-acoustic transducer (what does electro-acoustic transducer mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • telephone receiver (what does telephone receiver mean?)
   • receiver (what does receiver mean?)
2. Meaning
   • electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
   Synonym(s)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • telephone set (what does telephone set mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I talked to him on the telephone
   Hypernyms(s) phone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • electronic equipment (what does electronic equipment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • desk phone (what does desk phone mean?)
   • dial telephone (what does dial telephone mean?)
   • dial phone (what does dial phone mean?)
   • extension (what does extension mean?)
   • telephone extension (what does telephone extension mean?)
   • extension phone (what does extension phone mean?)
   • handset (what does handset mean?)
   • French telephone (what does French telephone mean?)
   • pay-phone (what does pay-phone mean?)
   • pay-station (what does pay-station mean?)
   • radiotelephone (what does radiotelephone mean?)
   • radiophone (what does radiophone mean?)
   • wireless telephone (what does wireless telephone mean?)
   • speakerphone (what does speakerphone mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • call up (what does call up mean?)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • call up (what does call up mean?)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
   Synonym(s)
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • speech sound (what does speech sound mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) phone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • language unit (what does language unit mean?)
   • linguistic unit (what does linguistic unit mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • phoneme (what does phoneme mean?)
   • vowel (what does vowel mean?)
   • vowel sound (what does vowel sound mean?)
   • semivowel (what does semivowel mean?)
   • glide (what does glide mean?)
   • consonant (what does consonant mean?)
   • orinasal phone (what does orinasal phone mean?)
   • orinasal (what does orinasal mean?)
   • sonant (what does sonant mean?)
   • voiced sound (what does voiced sound mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • voice (what does voice mean?)
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • vocalize (what does vocalize mean?)
   • vocalise (what does vocalise mean?)
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • vocalize (what does vocalize mean?)
   • vocalise (what does vocalise mean?)
   • phonate (what does phonate mean?)

PHONE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   Synonym(s)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • call up (what does call up mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I tried to call you all night
   • Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
   Hypernyms(s) phone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • telecommunicate (what does telecommunicate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cell phone (what does cell phone mean?)
   • call in (what does call in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • ringing (what does ringing mean?)
   • tintinnabulation (what does tintinnabulation mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • telephone set (what does telephone set mean?)
   • caller (what does caller mean?)
   • caller-up (what does caller-up mean?)
   • phoner (what does phoner mean?)
   • telephoner (what does telephoner mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • telephony (what does telephony mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • telephone set (what does telephone set mean?)
   • caller (what does caller mean?)
   • caller-up (what does caller-up mean?)
   • phoner (what does phoner mean?)
   • telephoner (what does telephoner mean?)
   • caller (what does caller mean?)
   • caller-up (what does caller-up mean?)
   • phoner (what does phoner mean?)
   • telephoner (what does telephoner mean?)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • phone call (what does phone call mean?)
   • telephone call (what does telephone call mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • dial (what does dial mean?)