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Handsets
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
📖 Definitions of "Handsets"
noun
- 1
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
- 2
A mobile phone.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Handsets"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| french telephonenoun | (US, telephony, dated) A telephone with a handset. |
| apparatusesnoun | The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished. |
| appliancesnoun | A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices. |
| cellphonesnoun | Alternative form of cell phone. [(chiefly Canada, US, New Zealand, Philippines) A portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection.] |
| combinednoun | (skiing) Ellipsis of Nordic combined. [(skiing) An event in which individual skiers take part in runs on a cross-country skiing course and a ski jumping hill.] |
| devicesnoun | an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices' |
| earphonesnoun | A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head. |
| handheldnoun | Alternative form of hand-held. [(computing) A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.] |
| headphonesnoun | A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound. |
| headsetsnoun | A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone. |
| mobilenoun | (uncountable, Internet) The internet accessed via mobile devices; the version of a product seen on mobile devices. |
| mobilesnoun | (uncountable, Internet) The internet accessed via mobile devices; the version of a product seen on mobile devices. |
| organsnoun | edible viscera of a butchered animal |
| phonenoun | A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc. |
| phonesnoun | (informal) headphones |
| tagsnoun | (heading) Physical appendage. |
| telephonesnoun | (countable, telephony) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone). |
| terminalsnoun | A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. |
| handsfreenoun | A handsfree phone. |
| smartphonesnoun | (mobile telephony) A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone. |
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