telephone

noun

Sophie picked up the telephone:

phone, handset, receiver;

informal blower;

North American, informal horn.

verb

he telephoned me last night:

phone, call, get someone on the phone, get on the phone to, get, reach, dial, make/place a call to;

British ring up, ring, give someone a ring;

informal call up, give someone a call, give someone a buzz, buzz;

British, informal give someone a bell, bell, give someone a tinkle, get on the blower to;

North American, informal get someone on the horn.