cellphone

UK /ˈsɛlfəʊn/ US /ˈsɛlfoʊn/

noun 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

expensive, new

VERB + CELLPHONE

charge, checking, don't, give, got, look, need, purchase

CELLPHONE + NOUN

beeps, data, email, location, number, shower, we're

PREP.

in, on, with

ADV.

really, really

Definitions

noun

Alternative form of cell phone.

Six years later, the Transportation Department advises drivers to avoid cellphones except in emergencies.

Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.

verb

To make a call on a cellphone.

They stood on line, and slept and ate and cellphoned, all night and into the day.

That information — including estimates that cellphoning drivers caused 955 fatalities and 240,000 accidents in 2002 — was finally pried loose this week by a freedom of information lawsuit.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided

cell

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Six years later, the Transportation Department advises drivers to avoid cellphones except in emergencies.

Wiktionary

Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.

Wiktionary

They stood on line, and slept and ate and cellphoned, all night and into the day.

Wiktionary

That information — including estimates that cellphoning drivers caused 955 fatalities and 240,000 accidents in 2002 — was finally pried loose this week by a freedom of information lawsuit.

Wiktionary

The girl in the red dress ignored the man dressed in black and called a friend on her cellphone.

Tatoeba · #394948

Come to think of it, I really need a cellphone.

Tatoeba · #478561

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cellphone is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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