handset

«handset» in Mova's school dictionary: The part of a telephone that you hold to your ear and mouth — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (handset, handsets)

meaning for a pupil

1) The part of a telephone that you hold to your ear and mouth. tree →

2) A mobile phone. tree →

3) A hand-held remote control or device. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday and technology talk it means a phone or the part of a phone you hold. Shops say «handset» for mobile phones. Phrases: mobile handset, pick up the handset, cordless handset.

examples

• Grandma picked up the handset and said hello. tree →
• The shop sells the newest mobile handsets. tree →
• Put the cordless handset back on its base to charge it. tree →
• My dad's old handset still works. tree →
• The TV handset is lost under the sofa again. tree →
• Speak clearly into the handset. tree →

note

Compound: hand + set. More technical than «phone»; children usually say «phone» or «mobile».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «handset» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.