phone
/ˈfoʊ̯n/ noun A1- A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc. · Daragh's on the phone at the moment. He'll call you when he's finished.· My phone ran out of battery.
- A person's telephone number (as a means of contact); digits.
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They’re calling me for the ’phone now.
He jumped from ticker to ’phone, from desk to door with the trained agility of a harlequin.
Two hours later, his phone rang.
For years, this behavior was blamed on laziness or phones, but scientists now believe that biology plays an important role.
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