telephone

IPA: tˈɛɫʌfoʊn

(countable) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
(countable, historical) The receiver of such a device.
(Canada, US, uncountable) The game of Chinese whispers.
(Canada, US, uncountable, figuratively) Chinese whispers; a situation in which an initial message has been distorted and misunderstood by being passed from person to person.

Examples of "telephone" in Sentences

He is the inventor of the telephone.
The first telephone arrived in the area.
Its dial was in the base of the telephone.
The name combined the idea of telephones and laboratories.
But the telephone number at the end of the message was unclear.
Telephone booths and a newsstand are visible in the background.
Subscriber signaling is between the telephone and the telephone exchange.
On a telephone dial the comes next to the because in the telephone means.
After the second telephone call, police gathered evidence from the restroom.
The smacking, slurping, chomping and gulping is an inharmonious contribution to any telephone call.