telephone directory — A book or database containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their phone numbers
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A book or database containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their phone numbers
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtelɪfoʊn dɪˈrektəri/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother still keeps a telephone directory next to her landline phone, even though she has a smartphone.
- The telephone directory was so thick that Tom used it as a booster seat for his short friend at dinner.
- She accidentally used the old telephone directory as kindling for the fireplace, burning away thousands of phone numbers.
telephone directory
NOUN[/ˈtelɪfoʊn dɪˈrektəri/]
A book or database containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their phone numbers
Grandma flips through the thick telephone directory to find the plumber's number.
Mapping criminal territory through every telephone directory
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“My grandmother still keeps a telephone directory next to her landline phone, even though she has a smartphone.”
“The telephone directory was so thick that Tom used it as a booster seat for his short friend at dinner.”
“She accidentally used the old telephone directory as kindling for the fireplace, burning away thousands of phone numbers.”
“The telephone directory search revealed that three people with the same name lived in the same neighborhood.”
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