telephone synonyms

telephone

n.

phone, private phone, extension phone, radiophone, radio telephone, car phone, cellular phone, pay phone, public telephone, speakerphone, conference phone, wireless telephone, cordless telephone, French phone, mouthpiece, line*, party line*, local line*, long distance*, the horn*, the blower* (British), extension*, booth phone*; see also communications, radio 2.

telephone

v.

call, call up, phone, ring, ring up, make a call to, dial, call on the phone, put in a call to, phone up*, give a ring*, give a buzz*, buzz*.

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