TELEPHONE as NOUN

1. 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)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • telephone set (what does telephone set mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I talked to him on the telephone
   Hypernyms(s) telephone 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?)
2. Meaning
   • transmitting speech at a distance
   Synonym(s)
   • telephony (what does telephony mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) telephone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • telecommunication (what does telecommunication mean?)
   • telecom (what does telecom mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • phone call (what does phone call mean?)
   • telephone call (what does telephone call mean?)
   • call forwarding (what does call forwarding mean?)
   • call waiting (what does call waiting 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?)

TELEPHONE 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?)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I tried to call you all night
   • Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
   Hypernyms(s) telephone 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?)