The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - telephone n.

1) handset, phone, Colloq blower, Chiefly US horn: Mr Fraser, the Managing Director is on the telephone for you. --v. 2) phone, ring (up) , call (up) , give (someone) a ring or a call, Colloq get (someone) on the blower or chiefly US the horn, give (someone) a tinkle or a buzz, buzz: Telephone when you have a chance.