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- pronunciation:
- te
l
fon
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a device used to send sound or some other signal over long distances by wire or radio waves. A telephone has a part for speaking into and a part for listening.
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adjective + (n.)telephone
anonymous, bacterial, digital, electrical, follow-up, long-distance, mobile, nationwide, nearest, obscene, old-fashioned, portable, postal, random, repeated, rotary, secure, taped, urgent
verb + (n.)telephone
answer, conduct, contact, disconnect, eavesdrop, intercept, interrupt, interview, invent, list, notify, pick, tap, tape, transmit
(n.)telephone
+ verb
dial, fax, install, ring
noun + (n.)telephone
address, copper, daytime, desk, dial, electricity, ginger, invention, mail, mailing, pay, questionnaire, recording, ringing, satellite, utility, wireless
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
telephones, telephoning, telephoned |
| definition 1: |
to call on a telephone.
I telephone my mother every week.- similar words:
- call
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| definition 2: |
to verbally send by using a telephone.
He telephoned the good news of his baby's birth. |
| related words: |
cable |
adverb + (v.)telephone
immediately, please
(v.)telephone
+ noun
cable, call, communication, company, conversation, e-mail, interview, line, number, office, operator, pole, radio, service, site, subscriber, survey, threat, wire
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Word Builder: telephone +
- telephone book:
a book with a list of telephone customers, their numbers, and other information.
- telephone number:
the number a telephone company gives to a customer.
The word telephone
contains the following parts:
phon, phono, -phone, -phony
Greek
root
that means sound, voice
  Example words:
- synonyms:
- son
tele, tel, telo
Greek
root
that means distance, end
Example words:
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