Telephone Vocabulary

2. key another name for the number sign (#) key on the telephone
4. a button that allows you to talk on the phone without having to lift the receiver or phone to your ear
8. call a telephone call in which three or more persons in different locations participate
9. to select numbers on the phone to make a telephone call
10. a phone that requires a wire or cable to make connections
12. key a symbol that looks like this (*) on the telephone key
14. phone an old-fashioned type of telephone with a circular dial that turns
15. mail a system for recording telephone messages where the messages are saved in a central location
16. tone the sound the phone makes when you pick up the receiver
17. call a long distance telephone call made through an operator which is paid for by the person receiving the call
18. signal a beeping sound that tells you the person you are calling is on the phone with someone else

1. phone a telephone on which you press number keys to make a call
3. the amount of time spent talking on a cell phone
5. tone the sound the phone makes when somebody calls
6. a button that allows you to call the last number you called without inputting the number again
7. number a phone number that the subscriber chooses not to have published in the public directory
8. display a feature of your phone that allows you to see the name and/or phone number of the caller
11. a complete list of phone numbers published in a book or online
13. another word for a number