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telephone collapse: 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"; transmitting speech at a distance

phone collapse: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

receiver collapse: set that receives radio or tv signals; a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

Yellow Pages collapse: a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising

mouthpiece collapse: the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly; the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth; an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks; (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth; a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator"; a spokesperson (as a lawyer)

source book collapse: a collection of historically important documents published together as a book

polyglot collapse: having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"

studbook collapse: official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses

handbook collapse: a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

reference book collapse: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"

encyclopedia collapse: a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty

casebook collapse: a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work; according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example"

long distance collapse: a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I talked to her by long distance"

extension collapse: act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need"; act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb; an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students; an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line; amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"; the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability"; a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"; a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan"

checklist collapse: a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted

air pocket collapse: a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

bandstand collapse: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

isotherm collapse: (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time

air mass collapse: a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally

switchboard collapse: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

exchange collapse: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"; (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"; the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"; the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"; a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members; a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"; chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another; give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"; hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

backstage collapse: concealed from the public audience; in or to a backstage area of a theater; "costumes were changed backstage"; out of view of the public; behind the scenes; "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"

isobar collapse: (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time

apron collapse: a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing; a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used; (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green

greenroom collapse: a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors

road map collapse: a map showing roads (for automobile travel); a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

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