telephones

/T EH1 L AH0 F OW0 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).

  2. 2

    The game of Chinese whispers.

verb
  1. 1

    To (attempt to) contact someone using the telephone.

  2. 2

    To convey (a message) by telephoning.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/telephone, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/telephones