Cellphone

//ˈsɛlfəʊn// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of cell phone. alt-of, alternative

    "Six years later, the Transportation Department advises drivers to avoid cellphones except in emergencies."

  2. 2
    a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a call on a cellphone. informal, transitive

    "They stood on line, and slept and ate and cellphoned, all night and into the day."

Synonyms

All synonyms
cellcellular phonecellular telephonecellular telephonecellymobile phone

Example

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"The girl in the red dress ignored the man dressed in black and called a friend on her cellphone."

Related phrases

cellphone lotdirect-to-cellphone

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