MICROPHONE Synonyms

• device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

• a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard

• a warrant to take someone into custody

• anything with restorative powers

• a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships

• the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

• mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge

• an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

• the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places

• the act of taking aboard passengers or freight

• an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another

• someone who transmits a message

• any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease

• set used to broadcast radio or tv signals

• an organism that can utter vocal sounds

• a person who sings

• general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

• a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

• a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

• insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

• annoy persistently

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information