push
pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away, he gave the door a hard push, the pushing is good exercise |
| push | an effort to advance, the army made a push toward the sea |
rollback
push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
| telephone order | receiving orders via telephone |
button quail
button-quail
bustard quail
hemipode | small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe, classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains |
striped button quail
Turnix sylvatica | a variety of button quail having stripes |
| bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell |
| button | a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes |
| button | any artifact that resembles a button |
buttonhole
button hole | a hole through which buttons are pushed |
cellular telephone
cellular phone
cellphone
cell mobile phone | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own shortange transmitter
receiver |
central
telephone exchange
exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication |
| coat button | a button on a coat |
| dial telephone dial | a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called |
dial telephone
dial phone | a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called |
extension telephone extension
extension phone | an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line |
handset
French telephone | telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle |
| horn button | a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile |
| mouse button | a push button on the mouse |
| panic button | a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency, the circuit is operated by a panic button, when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button |
| push-bike | a bicycle that must be pedaled |
| push broom | a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper |
push button
push
button | an electrical switch operated by pressing, the elevator was operated by push buttons, the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk |
| push-button radio | a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons |
push-down storage
push-down store
stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
radiotelephone
radiophone
wireless telephone | a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables |
| release button | a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism |
| reset button | a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism |
| shirt button | a button on a shirt |
telephone
phone
telephone set | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds, I talked to him on the telephone |
| telephone bell | electric bell that rings to signal a call |
telephone booth
phone booth
call box
telephone box
telephone kiosk | booth for using a telephone |
telephone cord
phone cord | the telephone wire that connects to the handset |
telephone jack
phone jack | a jack for plugging in a telephone |
telephone line
phone line
telephone circuit
subscriber line
line | a telephone connection |
telephone plug
phone plug | a plug for connecting a telephone |
telephone pole
telegraph pole
telegraph post | tall pole supporting telephone wires |
telephone receiver
receiver | earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds |
telephone system
phone system | a communication system that transmits sound between distant points |
telephone wire
telephone line telegraph wire
telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
energy push
get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
clitoris
clit
button | a female sexual organ homologous to the penis |
navel
umbilicus
bellybutton
belly button
omphalos
omphalus | a scar where the umbilical cord was attached, you were not supposed to show your navel on television, they argued whether or not Adam had a navel, she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton |
gut issue
hot-button issue | an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions |
telephone
telephony | transmitting speech at a distance |
call phone call
telephone call | a telephone connection, she reported several anonymous calls, he placed a phone call to London, he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call |
phone message
telephone message | a message transmitted by telephone |
radiotelephone
radiotelephony
wireless telephone | telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire |
phonebook
phone book
telephone book
telephone directory | a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers |
phone number
telephone number
number | the number is used in calling a particular telephone, he has an unlisted number |