telephone

/tˈɛləfˌoʊn/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

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”

Synonyms for telephone

• phone
• telephone set
• telephony
• call
• call up
• ring

Words that rhyme with telephone

• stone
• tone
• unknown
• drone
• alone
• bone
• zone
• backbone
• cone
• throne
• baritone
• clone
• monotone
• phone
• cornerstone
• hone
• intone
• loan
• lone
• millstone
• roan
• undertone
• anemone
• atone
• blown
• brownstone
• capstone
• chaperone
• cherrystone
• cobblestone