Synonym: call, call up, phone, ring, telephone set, telephony. Similar words: elephant, phone, telescope, telecommunications, honor, photo, catch on, honestly. Meaning: ['telɪfəʊn] 
n. 1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds 2. transmitting speech at a distance. v. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone.
n. 1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds 2. transmitting speech at a distance. v. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone. 
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121. The telephone company is the country's largest employer.
122. I was on the telephone when he came in.
123. He got up and answered the telephone.
124. This telephone should be used for outgoing calls.
125. We came directly we got your telephone.
126. The sound of the telephone pierced his sleep.
127. I must have had a brainstorm I couldn't remember my own telephone number for a moment.
128. If you are unable to obtain the information you require,[http://sentencedict.com] consult your telephone directory.
129. He was muttering on the telephone so I asked him to speak more clearly.
130. Telephone operators joined the strike and four million engineering workers are also planning action.
131. In the 1970s it was illegal to transmit fax signals via the public telephone system.
132. If you don't pay the bill for months running, the telephone service may disconnect your telephone.
133. The telephone number you want is engaged; try again in a few minutes.
134. He denied that his evidence about the telephone call was incorrect.
135. You can telephone her till you're blue in the face but she'll never come.
136. Police have decided not to lay charges over allegations of a telephone tapping operation.
137. She told the children to pipe down while she was talking on the telephone.
138. No sooner had the news leaked out than my telephone started ringing.
139. If there are any calls for me, could you write them down next to the telephone?
140. She can't come to the telephone; she's serving a client.
141. He bellowed information into the mouthpiece of his portable telephone.
142. Rooms vary in size and come equipped with hairdryers, television and telephone.
143. The Chief Constable's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.
144. I'm sorry to interrupt, but there's a telephone call for you.
145. A national telephone hotline has been set up for students suffering from stress.
146. He told the telephone operator that his call was a matter of life and death.
147. He has ripped the telephone wire out, so we can't call the police.
148. Can you telephone me at your convenience to arrange a meeting?
149. An operator wearing earphone was sitting in the telephone exchange.
150. Telephone calls came flooding in from all over the country.
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