"phones" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fəʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /foʊnz/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-phones.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} phones
  1. plural of phone Tags: form-of, plural Form of: phone
    Sense id: en-phones-en-noun-mAXQ6j-2

Noun

IPA: /fəʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /foʊnz/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-phones.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} phones pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) headphones Tags: informal, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-phones-en-noun-htboTvmi Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 51 32

Verb

IPA: /fəʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /foʊnz/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-phones.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} phones
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of phone Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: phone
    Sense id: en-phones-en-verb-2xZb8FsQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 43 55

Download JSON data for phones meaning in English (3.4kB)

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