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phones

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3 meanings of phones

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of phone. Use this form when you mean more than one phone.

    The store sells phones from every major brand.

    Both phones buzzed with the same alert at once.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular present of phone. Use it with he, she, or it.

    She phones her grandmother every Sunday evening.

    He always phones ahead before he visits a friend.

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  3. 3
    nouncolloquialplural
    Small speakers worn on or in your ears so you can listen without others hearing.

    She put her phones on and tuned out the noisy bus.

    The DJ pressed one side of his phones to his ear to check the next song.

    Similarheadphones, earphones, cans

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phones is a form of phone

phone, noun: A small machine you use to talk to people far away or to send them messages. Full entry

Forms
phonephones plural
Spelling
phone → phones: add -s

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