The meaning of Phone

noun

A hollow metal object, typically in the shape of a deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, especially by means of a clapper inside.

Usage examples:

The church bells tolled

verb

Provide with a bell or bells.

Usage examples:

The young men were belling and hobbling the horses before releasing them

verb

(of a stag or buck) make a cry at rutting time.

Usage examples:

The wood in the half-light waking at daybreak to the belling of stags that bursts into barks.

noun

A person or thing that blows, especially a mechanical device for creating a current of air used to dry or heat something.

Usage examples:

The shower will stop automatically and warm air blowers will dry you off

noun

A device that blows out air, for example to heat or cool a place, or to remove something from a place

Usage examples:

Turn the heater control to hot, and set the blower to medium/high speed., use the blower to collect…

noun

A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, made by or similar to that made by an insect.

Usage examples:

The buzz of the bees

verb

Make a low, continuous humming sound.

Usage examples:

Mosquitoes were buzzing all around us

verb

To make a continuous, low sound such as the sound some insects make, or to move quickly while making this sound

Usage examples:

[ i ] something was buzzing around me as i tried to sleep., [ t ] all were expected to run, literal…

verb

Give (a baby or animal) a specified name.

Usage examples:

They called their daughter hannah

noun

A cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention.

Usage examples:

A nearby fisherman heard their calls for help

phrasal verb

Get or try to get into communication by telephone

phrasal verb

To telephone someone

Usage examples:

He used to call me up in the middle of the night ., i just wanted to call up and say "thanks.", he …

phrasal verb

To phone someone

Usage examples:

Six months later, he called me up and asked if i wanted to work on the project., airplane mechanics…

noun

A face of a clock or watch that is marked to show units of time.

Usage examples:

The dial on your dive watch would send a geiger counter into cardiac arrest.

verb

Call (a phone number) by turning a dial or using a keypad or touchscreen.

Usage examples:

She dialled 999

noun

A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it.

Usage examples:

The railway's southern extension

noun

Any of two or more telephones in the same house that share the same number

Usage examples:

We have an extension in our bedroom., a contract extension, i applied for an extension to my visa.,…

noun

An increase in the period of time during which something is effective

Usage examples:

Grant/offer/receive an extension when it failed to meet the deadline, the company was granted an ex…

verb

Come to have (something); receive.

Usage examples:

I got a letter from him the other day

noun

See have.

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

adjective

Able to move or be moved freely or easily.

Usage examples:

He has a weight problem and is not very mobile

noun

A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.

Usage examples:

Brightly coloured mobiles rotated from the ceiling

suffix

Forming nouns denoting vehicles of a particular type.

Usage examples:

Snowmobile

noun

A phone which is connected to the phone system by radio instead of by a wire, and can be used anywhere that signals can be received

Usage examples:

On/from a mobile phone everyone was filming the event on their mobile phones., the company sells ri…

noun

A phone that uses radio transmission.

verb

Stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something.

Usage examples:

He reached over and turned off his bedside light

noun

An act of reaching out with one's arm.

Usage examples:

She made a reach for him

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Usage examples:

A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

Usage examples:

There was a ring at the door

noun

A telephone with a loudspeaker and microphone, which does not need to be held in the hand.

Usage examples:

It's also important to provide small conference rooms throughout an open office space where teams a…

noun

A phone that you can use without having to hold any part of it in your hand

Usage examples:

The five-hour meeting was held by speakerphone., we have regular meetings on speakerphone.

noun

A system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals.

Usage examples:

A telephone call

verb

Contact (someone) using the telephone.

Usage examples:

He telephoned his wife at 9.30

verb

Electronic equipment that transmits sound over distances

noun

A telephone device transmitting and receiving a visual image as well as sound.

Usage examples:

It was there that cnn tried out new devices extensively like videophones, digital cameras and the l…

noun

A phone with a camera and a screen that allows you to see the person you are talking to

Usage examples:

The advertising shows a mother talking to her children on a videophone.

noun

A mobile phone that can record moving pictures