Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) telephone, phone, telephone set (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"
S: (n) hearing aid, ear trumpet (a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person)
S: (n) megaphone (a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice)
S: (n) mouthpiece (an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks)
S: (n) mute (a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument)
S: (n) silencer, muffler (a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise)
S: (n) siren (an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning)
S: (n) slapstick (acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone)
S: (n) speaking trumpet (a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice; formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person)
S: (n) whistle (acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound)
W: (v) telephone [Related to: telephone] (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"
W: (v) phone [Related to: 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"