Definition of telephone

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • telephone is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • telephone is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • telephone is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of telephone


  • electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds (noun)

    Examples

    1. I talked to him on the telephone

    Synonyms

    1. phone
    2. telephone set
  • transmitting speech at a distance (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. telephony
  • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. call
    2. call up
    3. phone
    4. ring

See definition of telephone in Merriam Webster