Quick definitions from WordNet (phone)
▸ noun: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear ("It was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked")
▸ verb: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
▸ Also see phone
▸ noun: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear ("It was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked")
▸ verb: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
▸ Also see phone