phone
∞
1.0
- noun
- /foʊn/
:
teléfono
- He received a text on his phone while he was at work.
- cell phone
- mobile phone
- phone number
The kids are all on their phone in class.
- The kids are all on their phone in class.
- Another girl gave him her phone to call her ex-boyfriend.
- I didn't, I didn't look at my phone at all during the day.
- I've been saying small flagship phones are a rare breed.
- So I I call Santa on my phone and Santa picks up.
- Why don't more phones have this on them?
- I've restricted my access to my phone while I'm at home.
- So this was the first ever Google phone to launch with HDR Plus.
- It actually fits the phone pretty well.
- I know guys who, when the phone rings, they go, it's the boss.
Examples
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Won't the phone die if we leave it on all night?
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Ma'am, I'm going to need you to turn your phone off.
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Will the owner of the cell phone please step forward?
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And at that point I get a call on my phone from me.
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So you can see my phone is not broken.
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It's in the phone book.
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Never forget your phone and your car keys.
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So how do you backup your phone in the cloud?
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Let me just plug my phone because it's dying.
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Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A device for talking to people far away
227
1.8
A small computer you carry with a touchscreen that makes calls and runs apps
175
1.0
A small phone you carry to call people, send messages, and use apps
58
1.0
A small telephone you carry to call, text, and go online
35
2.3
A portable phone people carry to call or send messages
28
3.6
A phone feature that lets several people speak and listen without holding the phone
7
3.0
A small phone you carry to make calls and send messages from many places
7
4.0
A device that lets people see and hear each other when they are far away
1
3.3
A phone that uses radio signals so you can move while talking
1
9.9
A device that sends sound using a beam of light
1
8.4
A telephone that sends voice or data by radio waves instead of wires
1
7.2
A device that lets you make phone calls and use the internet at the same time
1
8.7
A device and phone service that lets people see and hear each other during calls
1
3.0
An extra phone connected to the same line for use in another room
A device for making and receiving phone calls
A phone that sends and receives voice using radio waves
A device at a building entrance that lets people inside talk to visitors outside before opening the door
A system that lets a person at the door talk to a person inside
Idioms
- Offensive
A person who has many chins because they gained weight
Compounds
- Archaic
60
1.0
A book with people's names, addresses, and numbers to call listed alphabetically
19
1.0
A short voice recording someone leaves on a phone when the person cannot answer
- Archaic
6
2.1
A small card you buy to pay for phone calls from public phones or when traveling
- Offensive
1
9.9
A person who answers many phone calls to help customers in a call center
- Indian
A device at a building entrance that lets people inside talk to visitors outside before opening the door
- Specialized
A sound you make when air flows through both the mouth and the nose, like some French vowels
- Offensive
A person who looks at their phone and ignores people and things around them
How Portable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phone (device) is short for telephone, from Greek tele- 'far' and phon- 'sound'. So a phone is a tool that sends someone's voice to a far place, which is why we use it to call or contact people.