Phone vs Missile - What's the difference?
phone | missile |
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.
To call (someone) on the telephone.
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.
As a verb phone
is .As a noun missile is
an object intended to be launched into the air at a target.phone
English
(wikipedia phone)Etymology 1
Shortening of (telephone).Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* cell phone * clamshell phone * flip phone * mobile phone * phone sex * phone tag * smartphoneSee also
*Verb
(phon)Synonyms
* call, ring, telephoneDerived terms
* phone it in * phone upEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)missile
English
(wikipedia missile)Noun
(en noun)- That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.