English noun: telly | |||
1. | telly (artifact) an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen | ||
Samples | The British call a tv set a telly. | ||
Synonyms | boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, tv, tv set | ||
Broader (hypernym) | receiver, receiving system | ||
Part holonym | kinescope, picture tube, television tube | ||
Part meronym | television, television system | ||
Domain category | telecasting, television, TV, video | ||