telephone
noun
- 1
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
I talked to him on the telephone
- 2
transmitting speech at a distance
verb
- 1
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
I tried to call you all night
Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
Also useful for “telephone”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “telephone”