PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE

Meaning of PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE in English

POTS, regular telephone service, slow and simple telephone service (as opposed to wireless or cellular telephone service)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE — < communications > (POTS) The traditional voice service provided by phone companies, especially when opposed to data services. Note that …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE — POTS
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN — I Any relatively level area of the Earth's surface that exhibits gentle slopes and small local relief (differences in elevation). …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
TELEPHONE — I. ˈteləˌfōn noun Etymology: tel- (I) + -phone 1. : an instrument for reproducing sounds especially articulate speech at a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SERVICE — I. ˈsərvə̇s, ˈsə̄v-, ˈsəiv- dial ˈsärv- or ˈsȧv- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English servise, service, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAIN — I. ˈplān verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plainen, pleynen, from Middle French plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — — telephoner , n. /tel"euh fohn'/ , n. , v. , telephoned, telephoning . n. 1. an apparatus, system, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SERVICE — service 1 /serr"vis/ , n., adj., v., serviced, servicing . n. 1. an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAIN — plain 1 — plainly , adv. — plainness , n. /playn/ , adj., plainer, plainest , adv., n. adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — I. ˈte-lə-ˌfōn noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1844 : an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance ; specifically : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN — I. ˈplān intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament — more at plaint …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN — adj a field of battle. 2. plain ·adv in a plain manner; plainly. 3. plain ·superl open; clear; unencumbered; equal; …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
TELEPHONE — [tele.phone] n, often attrib (1849): an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance; specif: one in which sound is converted …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAIN — [plain] vi [ME, fr. OF plaindre, fr. L plangere to lament--more at plaint] (14c) archaic: complain [2]plain n [ME, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TELEPHONE — an instrument that is designed for the simultaneous transmission and reception of the human voice. Inexpensive, simple to operate, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TELEPHONE — telephon|e noun, verb BrE AmE ˈtel ɪ fəʊn -ə- AmE \ -ə foʊn ▷ telephon|ed d ▷ telephon|es z ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAIN — plain BrE AmE pleɪn (= plane) ▷ plainer ˈpleɪn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ plainest ˈpleɪn ɪst -əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — / ˈtelɪfəʊn; NAmE -foʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a system for talking to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SERVICE — / ˈsɜːvɪs; NAmE ˈsɜːrv-/ noun , verb ■ noun PROVIDING STH 1. [ C ] a system that provides sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — / pleɪn; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( plain·er , plain·est ) 1. easy to see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — I. tel ‧ e ‧ phone 1 S1 W2 /ˈteləfəʊn, ˈtelɪfəʊn $ -foʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1800-1900 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SERVICE — I. ser ‧ vice 1 S1 W1 /ˈsɜːvəs, ˈsɜːvɪs $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAIN — I. plain 1 S2 W3 /pleɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin planus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELEPHONE — n. & v. --n. 1 an apparatus for transmitting sound (esp. speech) to a distance by wire or cord or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SERVICE — n. & v. --n. 1 the act of helping or doing work for another or for a community etc. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TELEPHONE — n. & v. n. 1 an apparatus for transmitting sound (esp. speech) to a distance by wire or cord or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — n. & v. --n. 1. an apparatus for transmitting sound (esp. speech) to a distance by wire or cord or …
Oxford English vocab
SERVICE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the act of helping or doing work for another or for a community etc. …
Oxford English vocab
PLAIN — 1.adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
TELEPHONE — ( telephones, telephoning, telephoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The telephone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SERVICE — ( services, servicing, serviced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: For meaning …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — ( plainer, plainest, plains) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A plain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a phone/telephone call ▪ I had a phone call from Barbara in Australia. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SERVICE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus service (= a service that provides regular buses ) ▪ It's a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a plain ring ▪ She wore a plain gold ring. flood plain plain chocolate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELEPHONE — [verb], [noun] - (to use) a phoneYou can telephone from your hotel room. [I]Thousands of cancer sufferers had telephoned the …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAIN — n. abyssal plain Esdraelon Plain of Gangetic Plain Indo Gangetic Plain Staked Plain Nullarbor Plain Plain the Reeds Plain of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TELEPHONE — Synonyms and related words : blower, buzz, call, call box, call up, carbon telephone, coin telephone, desk telephone, dial, dial …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAIN — n. Function: adjective 1 free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment FF1C; just give the plain facts FF1E; Synonyms: discreet, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PLAIN — adjective 1. free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment just give the plain facts Synonyms: discreet, dry, homely, inelaborate, modest, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TELEPHONE — I. noun ⇨ See also ↑ phone ADJECTIVE ▪ public ▪ office ▪ The office ~s were all out of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — INDEX: 1. to speak to someone by telephone 2. to make a telephone call that is paid for by the …
Longman Activator English vocab
TELEPHONE — See ↑ TELEPHONE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ by phone/telephone • ↑ call/phone call/telephone call • ↑ make a call/phone call/telephone …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab

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