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dial1 noundial2 verb dialdial1 /daɪəl/ ●●○ noun [countable]   dial1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French, Latin dies ‘day’ - Don't touch that dial. Stay tuned to WXRB.
- Previous years were ok once you got the sought after dial tone.
- Telephones used to have slower rotary dials.
- We got an error message, indicating there was no dial tone.
- When he tried to call again, he could no longer get a dial tone.
► Broadcastingaerial, nounairtime, nounAM, nounantenna, nounatmospherics, nounaudio, adjectiveband, nounBBC, the, beacon, nounbeam, verbBeeb, the, bleep, verbboom, nounboom box, nounBritish Broadcasting Corporation, nounbroadband, nounbroadcast, nounbroadcast, verbcable television, CB, nounCCTV, nounCeefax, nounchannel, nounclosed circuit television, nouncommunications satellite, nouncontrast, noundial, nounDJ, nounexposure, nounflash, verbFM, nounfrequency, nounham, nounHz, interference, nounjam, verbkHz, kilohertz, nounlinkup, nounlive, adjectivelocal radio, nounlong wave, nounloudspeaker, nounLW, mast, nounmedium wave, nounmegahertz, nounMHz, modulate, verbmonitor, nounmono, nounmono, adjectiveNBC, nounnetwork, nounnetwork, verbon-air, adjectiveover, prepositionpresenter, nounprogramming, nounquadraphonic, adjectiveradio, nounradio, verbreceive, verbreceiver, nounreception, nounrepeat, verbrepeat, nounrerun, nounrerun, verbroger, interjectionsatellite, nounsatellite dish, nounsatellite television, nounsaturation, nounscrambler, nounseries, nounset, nounshipping forecast, nounship-to-shore, adjectiveshort wave, nounsignal, nounsignature tune, nounsimulcast, verbSOS, nounsound, nounsound bite, nounsound check, nounstatic, nountelecast, nounTeletext, nountelevise, verbtelevision, nountelevision licence, nountelly, nountime signal, nountrack, verbtransistor, nountransistor radio, nountransmission, nountransmit, verbtransmitter, nountune, verbtuner, nountweeter, nountwo-way, adjectiveUHF, noununscramble, verbveejay, nounvideo, nounvideo, adjectivevideo jockey, nounvolume, nounwaveband, nounwavelength, nounwhite noise, nounwireless, noun ► dial ... set to The dial on the heater was set to ‘HOT’.· All have colour televisions, direct dial telephones and tea and coffee making facilities.· The team is currently investigating the feasibility of installing direct dial facilities.· All rooms have central heating, direct dial telephone, television, tea making facilities, hairdryers, trouser press, etc. NOUN► radio· Somewhere, the gods are madly spinning a cosmic radio dial across nine billion frequencies.· It reported that drivers' spinning of the radio dial accounted for far more crashes. ► speed· The only controls are a variable speed dial mounted on the top of the trigger, and a small lock-on button.· How involved am I in the everyday life of speed dial No. 4? ► telephone· All have colour televisions, direct dial telephones and tea and coffee making facilities.· I still remember the simple, sturdy dial telephones we used to use.· All rooms have central heating, direct dial telephone, television, tea making facilities, hairdryers, trouser press, etc. ► tone· Previous years were ok once you got the sought after dial tone.· You should have heard a dial tone, a ringing sound, then burbling tones.· He lifted it carefully and got no dial tone then saw the plungers were taped down.· There was a click, but she stood listening to the dial tone, steadied by its urgent drone.· You should be able to feel the dial tone burr. 2.· When he called at noon, her answering machine emitted a long series of beeps followed by a dial tone.· An old Bakelite telephone responds with a crackling dial tone.· When he tried to call again, he could no longer get a dial tone. VERB► get· Previous years were ok once you got the sought after dial tone.· When he tried to call again, he could no longer get a dial tone. ► turn· She is like a mechanical musical doll that will perform a ponderous dance when some one turns the dial.· He turned some dials on the control deck in front of him.· And he was in the jacuzzi with her, turning up the dials until the water bubbled furiously around them.· Without thinking, and out of sheer habit, he turned on the dial of the burner under the kettle.· At the moment he turned the stove dial, the lights went out. 1the round part of a clock, watch, machine etc that has numbers that show you the time or a measurement: The lighted dial of her watch said 1.20. She looked at the dial to check her speed.2the part of a piece of equipment such as a radio or thermostat that you turn around to do something, such as find a different station or change the temperature: The dial on the heater was set to ‘HOT’.3the wheel on an older telephone with numbered holes for your fingers that you move around in order to make a calldial1 noundial2 verb dialdial2 ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle dialled, present participle dialling British English, dialed, dialing American English) [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEdial |
| Present | I, you, we, they | dial | | he, she, it | dials | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dialled (BrE), dialed (AmE) | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dialled (BrE), dialed (AmE) | | he, she, it | has dialled (BrE), dialed (AmE) | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dialled (BrE), dialed (AmE) | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dial | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dialled (BrE), dialed (AmE) |
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| Present | I | am dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) | | he, she, it | is dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) | | you, we, they | are dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) | | Past | I, he, she, it | was dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) | | you, we, they | were dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) | | he, she, it | has been dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dialling (BrE), dialing (AmE) |
- Dial 911 - there's been an accident.
- Members may choose to dial into local numbers or use an 800 number, making these ideal services for the traveler.
- Moreover, county residents have to dial long-distance to Knoxville to get on-line.
- Romanov dialled a number on his private line and asked to be put through to the Chairman of Gosbank.
- She dialled his home number and left a short message on his answering-machine.
- The customer dialled the publication he wanted, put in his money, and out came the book.
- There is no number to dial.
- Would you like to dial again?
► Telephone/Telegraphanswer, nounanswering machine, nounarea code, nounbeeper, nounbleep, verbbleeper, nounbusy, adjectivecable, nouncable, verbcall box, nouncaller, nounCATV, cell, nouncellphone, nouncellular phone, nounchat line, nouncode, nounconference call, nounconferencing, nounconnect, verbcradle, nouncrossed, adjectivedead, adjectivedial, noundial, verbdialling code, noundialling tone, noundial tone, noundirectory enquiries, noundisconnect, verbearpiece, nounECN, nounEntryphone, nounex-directory, adjectiveext., extension, nounfacsimile, nounFreephone, nounGSM, nounhelpline, nounhotline, nounhousephone, nounline, nounlocal call, nounmayday, nounmobile, nounmobile phone, nounMorse code, nounmouthpiece, nounnumber, nounon, prepositionoperator, nounpay phone, nounphone book, nounphone booth, nounphone box, nounphonecard, nounradio-telephone, nounreceiver, nounredial, verbring, verbscrambler, nounsecond-generation, adjectiveSOS, nounswitchboard, nountelecottage, nountelegram, nountelegraph, nountelegraph, verbtelegrapher, nountelegraphist, nountelegraph pole, nountelemarketing, nountelematics, nountelephone, nountelephone, verbtelephone book, nountelephone box, nountelephone call, nountelephone directory, nountelephone exchange, nountelephone number, nountelephone pole, nountelephonist, nounteleprinter, nounteletypewriter, nountelex, nounthird-generation, adjectivethrough, prepositiontoll-free, adverbTouch-Tone phone, nountrace, nountriple play, nountrunk call, noununlisted, adjectiveutility pole, nounvideophone, nounvoice mail, nounWi-Fi, nounwire, nounwire, verbwireless internet, wiretapping, noun ADVERB► in· The park is pretty dialled in with a food shop, skate shop, and the midi ramp.· He is able to dial in to what we need.· Normal practice is for your system software / hardware supplier to dial in and control your network from a remote terminal.· They conveniently forgot to provide Mom with a way to dial in. ► just· Just dial the number next to the topic that interests you, day or night.· Just dial the number under your choice. NOUN► number· With fatigue hanging in lead weights from her shoulders, she remembered the telephone number Robert Urquhart had dialled.· There is no number to dial.· So fingers poised: The number to dial is 708-0338.· The same thing happens when I page people and have to punch in the number to dial back.· The ink in your pen is a prospect, as is the next telephone number you dial - internally or externally.· You can store numbers into memory and dial them with one button.· Meredith hunted down Aunt Lou's telephone number and dialled it.· Impulsively he grabbed the telephone directory, looked up her number and dialled it. ► phone· Rufus picked up the phone and dialled 192.· But when he picks up the phone and dials her number, there is no answer.· Culley put the phone down, then dialled Mike Dawson's number.· Consider what happens when you pick up the phone to dial Aunt Rhoda.· I picks up the phone and dialled a special number for the fraud squad.· Very quietly and gently she picked the phone up, and dialled the number of his school.· I closed Gloria's door behind me, picked up the phone and dialled 999. ► receiver· She picked up the receiver and dialled Tom's number.· Her mind made up, she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of the separate school.· She picked up the receiver, dialled Giles Carnaby's number, and then replaced the receiver before the connection was made.· He lifted the telephone receiver and dialled the number.· Her hands were shaking when she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of Sabrina's flat.· Finally he lifted the receiver and dialled. ► telephone· She hesitated by the telephone, then dialled Miguel's home number.· She went back to the telephone, dialled Sybil's number and waited for the ringing tone.· Despising herself for her weakness she reached for the telephone, dialling Nick's number.· He lifted the telephone receiver and dialled the number.· Laura picked up the bedside telephone and dialled the number.· As a preliminary, he shot off to the telephone and dialled the Southend Lubianka where the Access bills are processed.· He rose, walked to the telephone and dialled International Directory Enquiries. to press the buttons or turn the dial on a telephone in order to make a telephone call: I think I dialed the wrong number.dial something ↔ back/down phrasal verb American English to reduce something or make it less extreme: The candidates have dialed back their attacks on each other, but they are still making their differences clear.dial somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb1to get a connection to a computer or telephone over a telephone line2American English to increase something: We are going to dial up our marketing efforts. |