See Also: phone 1, noun(dictionary)
phone(2)(dictionary)
pay phone(dictionary)
phone box(dictionary)
phone(3)(dictionary)
phone-in(dictionary)
phone(4)(dictionary)
phone(dictionary)
phone sex(dictionary)
phone booth(dictionary)

phone 1, noun (oh)




[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: telephone]
a telephone
::Louise got up to answer the phone .
::She's too busy to come to the phone right now. Can you call back later?
::What's your phone number ?
::The phone rang . It was Pam.
::Before he could answer, the phone went dead .
::a secret tape of Diana's phone conversations
::Much of his work is done by phone .
::Who was that on the phone ?
::I wish Amy would get off the phone .
-see also cellphone
-see also mobile phone
-see also pay phone
the part of a telephone into which you speak
-synonym receiver receiver
::She picked up the phone and dialled.
::Jean put the phone down (=after she had finished her conversation) and burst out laughing.
::He put the phone down on me (=before I had finished speaking) .
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
answer the phone
come to the phone
phone number
the phone rings
the phone goes dead (=you can no longer hear the person you were speaking to on the telephone)
phone conversation
by phone/over the phone (=using the telephone)
on the phone (=speaking on the telephone)
off the phone (=no longer using the telephone)
phone company
mobile phone/mobile British English
cellphone/cellular phone especially AmE