phone
/ˈfoʊ̯n/ noun C2- A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
Plural phones
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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He jumped from ticker to ’phone, from desk to door with the trained agility of a harlequin.
They’re calling me for the ’phone now.
Two hours later, his phone rang.
Every spare minute, whether I was waiting for a bus or standing in line for coffee, had been swallowed up by my phone.
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