Synonym: call, ring, tune in. Similar words: medial, dialog, dialect, cordial, remedial, dialogue, diaper, india. Meaning: ['daɪəl] 
n. 1. the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours 2. the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning 3. the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments 4. a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called. v. 1. operate a dial to select a telephone number 2. choose by means of a dial.
n. 1. the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours 2. the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning 3. the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments 4. a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called. v. 1. operate a dial to select a telephone number 2. choose by means of a dial. 
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91. He would be only too happy to dial 911 when Walter slumped over in shock, unable to speak.
92. She counted them off, one by one, on the dial of her watch up to two o'clock.
93. Within living memory, like mine for instance, it was possible to dial numbers beginning D.O.U ....
94. The same thing happens when I page people and have to punch in the number to dial back.
95. Enter now ... Simply pick up the phone and dial Our lines are open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
96. How about a toaster that clicked because you activated it by twisting a taut timer dial?
97. Without thinking, and out of sheer habit, he turned on the dial of the burner under the kettle.
98. We were listening to Hanoi radio[Sentencedict.com], the best music on the dial.
99. This is an example of the how the subtitles will appear on screen if you dial page 888 of Oracle.
100. Even though he was gagged, Mr Glenn managed to dial 999 and the call was traced by police back to the brasserie.
101. Do I need special software to dial into and use the Web?
102. I think daytime television is closer to the street, more irreverent than any other spot on the dial.
103. At the moment he turned the stove dial, the lights went out.
104. The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face.
105. Normal practice is for your system software / hardware supplier to dial in and control your network from a remote terminal.
106. On impulse, she picked up the phone and began to dial Donna's number.
107. The next day after school Benjy headed downtown with the washing-machine dial in his bookbag.
108. All rooms have central heating, direct dial telephone, television, tea making facilities, hairdryers, trouser press(sentencedict.com), etc.
109. On the Chunky and double knit ribbers, this third control is a lever at the top of the tension dial.
110. He stretched and picked up the phone, but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation.
111. Previous years were ok once you got the sought after dial tone.
112. The only controls are a variable speed dial mounted on the top of the trigger, and a small lock-on button.
113. Members may choose to dial into local numbers or use an 800 number, making these ideal services for the traveler.
114. I still have a phone with a dial on it, but my wife has one with buttons.
115. The user makes a local call to dial into the Internet, then talks into a microphone.
116. The sun dial registers shadow, made faint by the house lights.
117. He spun the dial on the padlock right, then left, then right again.
118. The team is currently investigating the feasibility of installing direct dial facilities.
119. She heard him dial, and speak briefly and drily, almost as though similar rescue operations landed on his doorstep every night.
120. The analogy is now the addition of a thermometer in the water in the kettle with its dial visible to the operator.