| telephone order | receiving orders via telephone |
pole horse
poler | a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle |
| pole horse | the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race |
| barge pole | a long pole used to propel or guide a barge, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole |
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 |
| 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 |
fishing rod
fishing pole | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line |
handset
French telephone | telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle |
| hop pole | a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained |
negative magnetic pole
negative pole
south-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely |
| negative pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate |
| pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
| pole magnetic pole | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated |
| pole | a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting |
positive pole
positive magnetic pole
north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
| positive pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate |
radiotelephone
radiophone
wireless telephone | a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables |
range pole
ranging pole
flagpole | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide, used for sightings by surveyors |
| ski pole | a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing |
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 |
| terminal pole | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves |
| totem pole | a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast |
| pole | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions, they are at opposite poles, they are poles apart |
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 |
phone bill
telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service |
| telephone conversation | a conversation over the telephone |
| telephone interview | an interview conducted over the telephone |
| barber's pole | striped pole outside a barbershop |
pole vault
pole vaulting
pole jump
pole jumping | a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole |
telephone company
telephone service
phone company
phone service
telco | a public utility that provides telephone service |
| magnetic pole | either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical |
| north celestial pole | the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere, near Polaris |