CELL PHONE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase cell phone. (close relations)
Definition of CELL PHONE
cellphone
Best Alternative Words for CELL PHONE
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cell | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any small compartment • (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals • a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction • a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement • a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver • small room in which a monk or nun lives • a room where a prisoner is kept | ||||||||
cellphone | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | ||||||||
cellular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to cells • characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) | ||||||||
handset | nounn | |||||||
noun • telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle | ||||||||
mobile | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place) noun • sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents • a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay • a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay adjective satellite • migratory • having transportation available • capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another • affording change (especially in social status) | ||||||||
smartphone | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones | ||||||||
telephone | nounn | |||||||
noun • electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds • transmitting speech at a distance verb • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone | ||||||||
wireless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having no wires noun • medium for communication • transmission by radio waves • an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals • a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves |