telephone number

Definitions

1. The sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network.
2. telephone (a telecommunication device used for two-way talking with another person)
3. A large number.
   figuratively, humorous, in-plural
4. telephone number (the sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network)
5. pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
6. heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)

Equivalents

Examples

“Well, that story satisfied old O’Herrin’s curiosity. But he wanted to know⟳ the fairy’s telephone number⟳, and when Zobedee fetched her fairylets in by burning a lot of hair, while the grand vizier and the boss eunuch held their noses, he asked her to change⟳ the spaniels back into women.”

“How much is that Rolls Royce? We are talking telephone numbers.”

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