cell phone
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Definition
- Noun:
- A portable telephone that connects to a cellular network: A wireless electronic device used for making and receiving calls, and often for sending text messages, accessing the internet, and running applications. It operates by connecting to a network of radio transmitters (cells).
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She left her cell phone on the kitchen counter.
- Most people now use a cell phone as their primary telephone.
- The use of a cell phone is prohibited while driving in many areas.
Advanced Usage
- "to be on one's cell phone": to be using one's mobile phone, typically for a call.
- He was on his cell phone for over an hour.
- "cell phone etiquette": the customary code of polite behavior concerning the use of mobile phones in social settings.
- Turning your phone to silent in a theater is basic cell phone etiquette.
Variants and Related Words
- Cellular phone (n): A full, formal synonym for "cell phone."
- Mobile phone (n): A common synonym, especially in British English.
- Smartphone (n): A type of cell phone with advanced computing capability and connectivity.
- Cell (n, informal): A common shortened form of "cell phone."
- Give me a call on my cell.
Synonyms
- Mobile phone
- Cellular telephone
- Handset (in some contexts)
- Mobile (common in UK English)
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
- To cell phone (someone) (verb, informal): To call someone using a cell phone.
- I'll cell phone you when I land.
- To power off/on a cell phone: To turn a cell phone off or on.
- To top up a cell phone (UK): To add credit to a prepaid mobile phone account.
Related Idioms
- "Glued to one's cell phone": Constantly using or looking at one's mobile phone.
- The teenagers were glued to their cell phones during the entire dinner.
- "Cell phone dead zone": An area where there is no cellular network signal.
- We lost the call because we drove into a cell phone dead zone.
Verb
- call up by using a cellular phone
- If the train is late, I will cell phone you