mobile phoneˌmobile ˈphone ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Cable & Wireless fell 23p to 846p after its Mercury operation launched a new mobile phone service.
- Dimension Data rose 4.1 per cent to R52.90 while mobile phone operator M-Cell jumped 76.6 per cent to R26.65.
- Ericsson, the world's third-largest mobile phone company, is to halt production of handsets, shedding 11,000 manufacturing jobs.
- It used to be only the City yuppie, but now most people can afford a mobile phone.
- The frantic driver was able to get out of his car and call emergency services on his mobile phone.
- There wasn't a dry eye on the terrace-until somebody's mobile phone went off, anachronistically.
THESAURUS► phone
a telephone that you can carry with you and use in any place SYN cellular phone American English: (also telephone formal) · My wife was talking to someone on the phone.· What’s your home phone number?· The nearest telephone was in the school secretary’s office.
► mobile phone British English (also mobile informal) a telephone that you can carry with you, that works by using a network of radio stations to pass on signals: · Even children as young as eight have mobile phones.· She always has her mobile switched off.
► cell phone American English (also cell informal) a mobile phone: · You can reach me on my cell phone.
► voice mail a system that records messages so that you can listen to them on your phone: · Let me check my voice mail.
► text message (also text, SMS) a message from someone that you can read on your mobile phone: · I got a text from Paul.
► landline a telephone that uses wires – used when comparing this with a mobile phone: · Calls cost 25p from a landline, more from a mobile phone.
► receiver the part of a telephone that you pick up to listen and talk: · She put down the receiver and started crying.
WORD SETS► Telephone/Telegraphanswer, nounanswering machine, nounarea code, nounbeeper, nounbleep, verbbleeper, nounbusy, adjectivecable, nouncable, verbcall box, nouncaller, nounCATV, cell, nouncellphone, nouncellular phone, nounchat line, nouncode, nounconference call, nounconferencing, nounconnect, verbcradle, nouncrossed, adjectivedead, adjectivedial, noundial, verbdialling code, noundialling tone, noundial tone, noundirectory enquiries, noundisconnect, verbearpiece, nounECN, nounEntryphone, nounex-directory, adjectiveext., extension, nounfacsimile, nounFreephone, nounGSM, nounhelpline, nounhotline, nounhousephone, nounline, nounlocal call, nounmayday, nounmobile, nounmobile phone, nounMorse code, nounmouthpiece, nounnumber, nounon, prepositionoperator, nounpay phone, nounphone book, nounphone booth, nounphone box, nounphonecard, nounradio-telephone, nounreceiver, nounredial, verbring, verbscrambler, nounsecond-generation, adjectiveSOS, nounswitchboard, nountelecottage, nountelegram, nountelegraph, nountelegraph, verbtelegrapher, nountelegraphist, nountelegraph pole, nountelemarketing, nountelematics, nountelephone, nountelephone, verbtelephone book, nountelephone box, nountelephone call, nountelephone directory, nountelephone exchange, nountelephone number, nountelephone pole, nountelephonist, nounteleprinter, nounteletypewriter, nountelex, nounthird-generation, adjectivethrough, prepositiontoll-free, adverbTouch-Tone phone, nountrace, nountriple play, nountrunk call, noununlisted, adjectiveutility pole, nounvideophone, nounvoice mail, nounWi-Fi, nounwire, nounwire, verbwireless internet, wiretapping, noun
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