Telephone numbers

000 ()

in Australia, the telephone number that you use in an emergency to call the police, the fire department, or an ambulance

0800 number (noun)

in the U.K., a telephone number beginning with 0800 that is free to use and is usually for calling business services. The company you are calling pays for the call.

1471 ()

in the U.K., a telephone number that you can call to find out which was the last telephone number to call you

1800 number ()

in Australia, a telephone number beginning with 1800 that is free to use and is usually for calling business services. The company you are calling pays for the call.

190 number (noun)

in Australia, a telephone number beginning with 190 that is expensive to use and is usually for calling adult entertainment services such as chat lines

411 ()

in the U.S., the telephone number that you use to call directory assistance

800 number (noun)

in the U.S., a telephone number beginning with 800 that is free to use and is usually for calling business services. The company you are calling pays for the call.

900 number (noun)

in the U.S., a telephone number beginning with 900 that is expensive to use and is usually for adult entertainment services such as chat lines

911 ()

in the U.S., the telephone number that you use in an emergency to call the police, the fire department, or an ambulance

999 ()

in the U.K., the telephone number that you use in an emergency to call the police, the fire department, or an ambulance

area code (noun)

a series of numbers that you have to dial when you are making a telephone call to someone in a different area. The British word is dialling code.

at (preposition)

American used for stating the phone number where someone can be reached. The British word is on

code (noun)

the first part of a telephone number that shows where someone lives. The area code tells you the town or district, and the international code is used when telephoning another country.

ex-directory (adjective)

British unlisted (=used about telephone numbers)

ext. (abbreviation)

extension

hotline (noun)

a telephone number that people can call for information, often in an emergency

list (verb)

to publish a telephone number as part of a list in a book

number (noun)

a telephone number

on (adverb)

British used for giving the phone number which you can use to talk to someone. The American word is at

phone number (noun)

a series of numbers that you press on a telephone in order to call someone

POP (abbreviation)

point of presence: a telephone number for an Internet service provider that can be used to connect to the Internet using a modem

prefix (noun)

the first set of numbers in a telephone number

tel. (abbreviation)

telephone number

telephone number (noun)

a series of digits (=single numbers) that you use to call a particular person on the telephone

toll-free (adjective)

American a toll-free telephone number is one that you can call without having to pay

unlisted (adjective)

if your phone number is unlisted, it is not in the phone book. The usual British word is ex-directory.

unobtainable (adjective)

if a phone number is unobtainable, it does not connect to anyone’s phone when you try to call it

Synonyms and antonyms of Telephone numbers in American Thesaurus