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dial

/ˈdaɪ.əl/noun, verb2 syllables

Dial means: a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called.

Synonyms for dial1

noun, as in a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

telephone dial

What does dial mean?6

noun

1

a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

2

the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours

3

the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning

4

the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments

verb

1

operate a dial to select a telephone number“You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial”

2

choose by means of a dial“dial a telephone number”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dial?3

two syllables

trialvial

three syllables

denial
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Dial in a sentence

  • Anna still has an old telephone at home with a receiver, rest and dial.sundown
  • Anna still has an old telephone at home with a receiver, cradle and dial.sundown
  • I dial my husband's number, hoping he will answer my call.felidad
  • Anna misses the old telephones with a receiver, rest and dial.sundown
  • Anna misses the old telephones with a receiver, cradle and dial.sundown
  • Telephones didn't use to have keypads, but dials.sundown
  • Telephones used to have not keypads, but dials.sundown
  • She dialed the number, but no one answered.InfinitusPrimus

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dial

as a noun

plural
dials

as a verb

past tense
dialed
past participle
dialled
present participle
dialing
third-person singular
dials