Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "telephones" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

fraternity house office

Capable Of

call phone numbers hang on walls

Inflected/Variant Forms

telephone

Has Property

annoying cool

Type Of (IsA)

means of communication

Not Capable Of

talk by themselves

Receives Action

operated by dial or buttons

Related Terms

telephone

Used For

call 911 call people communicate communication have conversations intercommunicate humans real time voice communications between two parties

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.