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dial
Overview of noun dial
The noun dial has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) dial -- (the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours)
2. dial -- (the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning)
3. dial -- (the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments)
4. dial, telephone dial -- (a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called)
Overview of verb dial
The verb dial has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) dial -- (operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial")
2. dial -- (choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dial
4 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
=> face
=> front
=> side
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
dial
=> control, controller
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
dial
=> indicator
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
=> selector, selector switch
=> switch, electric switch, electrical switch
=> control, controller
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun dial
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dial
4 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
=> face
Sense 2
dial
=> control, controller
Sense 3
dial
=> indicator
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
=> selector, selector switch
Antonyms of noun dial
Member Holonyms of noun dial
Substance Holonyms of noun dial
Part Holonyms of noun dial
2 of 4 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
PART OF: timepiece, timekeeper, horologe
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
PART OF: dial telephone, dial phone
Member Meronyms of noun dial
Substance Meronyms of noun dial
Part Meronyms of noun dial
1 of 4 senses of dial
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
HAS PART: finger hole
Meronyms of noun dial
1 of 4 senses of dial
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
HAS PART: finger hole
Holonyms of noun dial
2 of 4 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
PART OF: timepiece, timekeeper, horologe
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
PART OF: dial telephone, dial phone
Attributes of noun dial
Derived Forms of noun dial
1 of 4 senses of dial
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
RELATED TO>(verb) dial#2
=> dial
RELATED TO>(verb) dial#1
=> dial
Domain of noun dial
Domain Terms of noun dial
Familiarity of noun dial
dial used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun dial
4 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
> face
=> clock face, clock dial
=> dial
Sense 2
dial
> control, controller
=> cruise control
=> dial
=> disk controller
=> governor, regulator
=> handwheel
=> joystick
=> regulator
=> switch, electric switch, electrical switch
=> valve
Sense 3
dial
> indicator
=> annunciator
=> cursor, pointer
=> dial
=> fuel gauge, fuel indicator
=> gnomon
=> level, spirit level
=> pilot light, pilot lamp, indicator lamp
=> pointer
=> scale
=> test paper
=> tidemark
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
> selector, selector switch
=> dial, telephone dial
Meronyms of noun dial
4 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
=> face
=> front
=> side
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
dial
=> control, controller
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
dial
=> indicator
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
HAS PART: finger hole
=> selector, selector switch
HAS PART: wiper, wiper arm, contact arm
=> switch, electric switch, electrical switch
=> control, controller
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun dial
2 of 4 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
PART OF: timepiece, timekeeper, horologe
Sense 4
dial, telephone dial
PART OF: dial telephone, dial phone
Grep of noun dial
clock dial
cordial
dial
dial phone
dial telephone
dialect
dialect atlas
dialect geography
dialectic
dialectical materialism
dialectician
dialectics
dialectology
dialeurodes
dialeurodes citri
dialog
dialog box
dialogue
dialysis
dialysis machine
dialyzer
radial
sundial
telephone dial
Antonyms of verb dial
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dial
2 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
=> operate, control
=> manipulate
=> handle, palm
=> touch
Sense 2
dial
=> choose, take, select, pick out
=> decide, make up one's mind, determine
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dial
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dial
2 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
=> operate, control
Sense 2
dial
=> choose, take, select, pick out
'Cause To' of verb dial
Derived Forms of verb dial
2 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
RELATED TO>(noun) dial#4
=> dial, telephone dial
Sense 2
dial
RELATED TO>(noun) dial#4
=> dial, telephone dial
Domain of verb dial
1 of 2 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
TOPIC>(noun) telephone#2, telephony#1
Domain Terms of verb dial
Familiarity of verb dial
dial used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb dial
2 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
dial
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb dial
2 senses of dial
Sense 1
dial
> operate, control
=> synchronize, synchronise
=> dial
=> turn
=> submarine
=> treadle
=> relay
=> gate
=> pedal
=> drive
=> fly, aviate, pilot
Sense 2
dial
> choose, take, select, pick out
=> empanel, impanel, panel
=> anoint
=> field
=> sieve, sift
=> draw
=> dial
=> plump, go
=> pick
=> elect
=> excerpt, extract, take out
=> cull out, winnow
=> cream off, skim off
=> sieve out, pick over
=> assign, specify, set apart
=> single out
=> think of
=> specify, set, determine, fix, limit
=> adopt, follow, espouse
=> screen, screen out, sieve, sort
=> vote in
=> elect
=> nominate, propose
=> vote
=> side, go with
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dial
Sense 1
dial
=> operate, control
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Sense 2
dial
=> choose, take, select, pick out
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Grep of verb dial
dial
dialyse
dialyze
Grep of adj dial
antheridial
basidial
biradial
chlamydial
cordial
custodial
dialectal
dialectic
dialectical
gerundial
medial
myocardial
pericardial
phyllodial
postprandial
prandial
precordial
preprandial
primordial
radial
remedial
uncordial
Grep of adv dial
dialectically
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