SkyfireDict

dial   (TTS Sound)

The noun dial has 4 senses

• dial -- (the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours)


• dial -- (the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning)


• dial -- (the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments)


• dial, telephone dial -- (a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called)

The verb dial has 2 senses

• dial -- (operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial")


• dial -- (choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number")