Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "dial" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

autodial butt dial compass dial dead dial dial back dial down dial down a notch dial gauge dial in dial indicator dial into dial it in dial lock dial number dial out dial tone dial towards dial up dial-a-joke dial-a-ride dial-a-ride problem dial-a-yield dial-around dial-in dial-up dialable dialer dialist dialless diallist dialpainter direct-dial don't touch that dial drunk dial mine dial miner's dial misdial moondial move the dial pocket dial pocket-dial predial radium dial redial reset the dial rotary dial rotary-dial shadow dial shift the dial speed dial speed-dial subdial tide dial tropical dial turn the dial undialed undialled video dial tone war-dial

Context

british linguistics telephone

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

choose control control controller face indicator operate pick out select selector selector switch take

Type Of (IsA)

control face indicator selector

Manner Of

choose operate

Part Of

clock dial telephone timepiece

Related Terms

; big hand hour hand little hand minute hand second hand

Related Terms

action call call numbers called calling calling numbers changer channel circular clock face compass control dial in dial tone disk entering entering number finger graduated hole indicate keypad keypad use knob measure measurement miner needle number numbers old old phone old telephone old telephones on phone operation panel phone phone operation phone ringer push push telephone radio ringer rotary rotary phone round scale select speed sundial telephone telephones turn turn up tv tv changer up use wavelength

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