A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear
Plural for a device for transmitting conversations and other sounds across distances
“I chat to one guy on the phone whose voice is so husky and his chest sounds wheezy if he talks for long.”
Plural for the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter
“Jake lifted the phone to his ear, smiled, and spoke timidly.”
Plural for an instance of speaking to, or attempting to contact, someone on the phone
“Paula had wisely conceded that she would be in no fit state to meet me that night, but had promised she would give me a phone when she could.”
Plural for a unit of speech, or the sound from this unit when spoken
To contact someone by telephone
“I pity the fool who doesn't phone home.”
To make contact with, typically by telephone
To send or transmit something electronically
To interact with or engage in communication
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