English noun: telephone call | |||
| 1. | telephone call (communication) a telephone connection | ||
| Samples | She reported several anonymous calls. He placed a phone call to London. He heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call. | ||
| Synonyms | call, phone call | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | telephone, telephony | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call-back, call-in, collect call, conference call, crank call, local call, long distance, long-distance call, trunk call, wake-up call | ||