| android |
(cap.) a phone or other device that uses the Android operating system. [1/4 definitions] |
| call around |
to make phone calls to different people asking the same question of each. |
| call box |
(chiefly British) a small structure that contains a public telephone; phone booth. [1/2 definitions] |
| cell phone |
a mobile telephone that operates using radio signals and therefore requires no wires. A cell phone is part of a system composed of many low-power radio transmitters located in "cells" across a region and will receive a radio signal from whichever transmitter in the system is closest; cellular phone. |
| cellular phone |
a mobile telephone that operates using radio signals and therefore requires no wires. A cellular phone is part of a system composed of many low-power radio transmitters located in "cells" across a region and will receive a radio signal from whichever transmitter in the system is closest; cell phone; mobile phone. |
| chat |
to exchange written messages instantly with one or more people by typing on a computer or phone, usually using the internet. [1/7 definitions] |
| detectaphone |
a device used to eavesdrop on phone conversations. |
| follow-up |
the means, such as a phone call or letter, used to follow up. [1/4 definitions] |
| hang up on |
O End a phone conversation with someone by abruptly and unexpectedly cutting the connection. |
| message |
to send a message to (someone), esp. in electronic form, for example, as a text via a cell phone. [1/7 definitions] |
| mobile |
(chiefly British) a mobile telephone that operates using radio signals and therefore requires no wires. A mobile is part of a system composed of many low-power radio transmitters located in "cells" across a region and will receive a radio signal from whichever transmitter in the system is closest; cell phone. [1/6 definitions] |
| pager |
a portable electronic receiver that emits a signal when the person carrying it is paged and displays the phone number to be called. |
| phone box |
(chiefly British) a small enclosed structure containing a public telephone; phone booth. |
| ring2 |
to dial or press (a telephone number) causing the associated phone to ring. [1/18 definitions] |
| screenshot |
in computing, a picture of all that is currently showing on one's computer or phone screen, created by the computer itself in response to an instruction by the user. [2 definitions] |
| smartphone |
a cell phone equipped with certain features such as internet access and the ability to run downloaded applications. |
| text message |
a short message typed on the keypad of a cellular phone and transmitted to another cellular phone. Text messages often employ shortened forms of words, which may also include numbers to represent sounds within words or to represent whole words; text. [1/3 definitions] |