- dial - the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
--1 is a kind of face
--1 is a part of timepiece, timekeeper- dial - the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
--2 is a kind of control, controller
- dial - the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
--3 is a kind of indicator
- dial, telephone dial - a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
--4 is a kind of selector, selector switch
--4 is a part of dial telephone, dial phone
--4 has parts: finger holeDerived forms: verb dial2, verb dial1 - dial - the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
- dial - operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
--1 is one way to operate, control
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun dial4
Somebody ----s
- dial - choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"
--2 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun dial4
Somebody ----s something