telephone
noun
[ ˈtɛlɪfəʊn ]
• a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals.
• "a telephone call"
• a game in which a sentence or phrase becomes distorted by being passed along to the next person in a whisper.
telephone
verb
• contact (someone) using the telephone.
• "he telephoned his wife at 9.30"
Similar:
phone,
call,
get someone on the phone,
get on the phone to,
get,
reach,
dial,
make/place a call to,
ring up,
ring,
give someone a ring,
call up,
give someone a call,
give someone a buzz,
buzz,
give someone a bell,
bell,
give someone a tinkle,
get on the blower to,
get someone on the horn,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from tele- + -phone.
