Definition as Noun

• electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
• (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
• electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

Definition as Verb

• get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

• earphone, earpiece, headphone

• speech sound, sound

• telephone, telephone set

• call, telephone, call up, ring

• "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

• "I talked to him on the telephone"

• "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

• Phone vs earphone
• Phone vs earpiece
• Phone vs headphone
• Phone vs speech sound
• Phone vs sound
• Phone vs telephone
• Phone vs telephone set
• Phone vs call
• Phone vs call up
• Phone vs ring