n. & v. t. | 1. | Colloq. for Telephone. |
n. | 1. | (Phonetics) a speech sound. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: telephone, telephone set |
2. | phone - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language Synonyms: speech sound, sound | |
3. | phone - electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" | |
Verb | 1. | phone - 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" |