English dictionary definition of:

telephone


Noun

  • electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
  • transmitting speech at a distance

Verb

  • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Thesaurus

call phone ring telephony

Spellzone course content

View spelling list ph words - set 1 and learn about the word telephone in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 2.

View spelling list o-e words - set 2 and learn about the word telephone in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

View spelling list A mixture of prefixes, Set 1 and learn about the word telephone in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 23. Prefixes: when letters need changing..

Scrabble score for telephone


Scrabble score = 14

Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

generated at 04:23:52 on 19-01-20

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