phone

n 1: an instrument that converts sound into signals that can be

transmitted over distances and then converts received

signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the

telephone" [syn: {telephone}, {telephone set}]

2: (linguistics) an individual sound unit of speech without

concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some

language [syn: {speech sound}, {sound}]

3: a device 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" [syn: {earphone}, {earpiece},

{headphone}]

v : get or try to get into communication by telephone; "I tried

to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in

the morning" [syn: {call}, {telephone}, {call up}, {ring}]