dials
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Definitions
noun
- A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- A clock face.
- A sundial.
- A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
verb
- To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.“President Trump has recently dialled down the rhetoric.”
- To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.“In an emergency dial 999.”
- To use a dial or a telephone.“Please be careful when dialling.”
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