See Also: phone(dictionary)
phone box(dictionary)
phone sex(dictionary)
phone(4)(dictionary)
phone(3)(dictionary)
phone(2)(dictionary)
phone-in(dictionary)
pay phone(dictionary)
phone tree(dictionary)
phone call(dictionary)

phone(3) (iou)



phone noun2. colloq. Also 'phone. L19.
[Abbreviation.]
A telephone. L19.
mobile phone, pay phone, etc.
An earphone; a headphone. Usu. in pl. E20.
Comb.: phone bank US a systematic telephoning of a large number of people as an electioneering practice; phone book a telephone directory; phone booth, phone box a kiosk in which a public telephone is installed; phonecard a prepaid card that allows a person to make calls from a cardphone up to a certain cost; phone number: see NUMBER noun 4a; phone patch a temporary radio link made to establish communication between a radio operator and a telephone user; phone phreak: see PHREAK noun; phone sex (a commercial service providing) sexually explicit telephone conversation.