TELEPHONES Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word telephones. (close relations)
Definition of TELEPHONES
telephone
Best Alternative Words for TELEPHONES
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| phone | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds • (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language • electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear verb • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone | ||||||||
| call | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course • a method of contacting a person by phone • a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition • a demand • the characteristic sound produced by a bird • a brief social visit • a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement • a demand for a show of hands in a card game • a request • an instruction that interrupts the program being executed • a visit in an official or professional capacity • (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee • the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date verb • assign a specified (usually proper) name to • ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone • utter a sudden loud cry • order, request, or command to come • pay a brief visit • call a meeting; invite or command to meet • read aloud to check for omissions or absentees • send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message • utter a characteristic note or cry • stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather • greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name • make a stop in a harbour • demand payment of (a loan) • make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands • give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance • indicate a decision in regard to • make a prediction about; tell in advance • present for redemption before maturation • challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense • declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee • lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal • order or request or give a command for • order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role • utter in a loud voice or announce • challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of • consider or regard as being • rouse somebody from sleep with a call | ||||||||
| ring | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a characteristic sound • a toroidal shape • a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling • (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop • an association of criminals • the sound of a bell ringing • a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle • jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger • a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) verb • sound loudly and sonorously • ring or echo with sound • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle • attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify | ||||||||
| blower | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device that produces a current of air • a fan run by an electric motor • large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals | ||||||||
| horn | nounn | |||||||
noun • a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it • one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates • a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning • a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) • a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves • any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn • the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails • a device having the shape of a horn • an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound • a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves • a device on an automobile for making a warning noise verb • stab or pierce with a horn or tusk | ||||||||
| telephony | nounn | |||||||
noun • transmitting speech at a distance | ||||||||
| call up | verbv | |||||||
noun • an order to report for military duty verb • bring forward for consideration • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection • cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively • call to arms; of military personnel | ||||||||
| drop a line | verbv | |||||||
verb • communicate (with) in writing | ||||||||
| telephone set | nounn | |||||||
noun • electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds | ||||||||
