phones

P3H4O1N1E1S1
UK/fəʊnz/US/foʊnz/

noun

headphones

Very commonScrabble 11

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of phone
nounphones pl (plural only)
  1. informalpluralplural onlyheadphones

    I ripped the phones off my head, fluffed my hair, and tossed the crumpled lyric sheet in the garbage can before strolling into the control room like a queen.

    2015, Bethany Michaels, Naughty in Nashville Super Bundle
    1 more example

    I don't like wearing phones for any length of time, but these are as comfortable as any I've tried. The only problem is that their isolation is so good, you feel cut off from the outside world and you can't hear what people are saying about you.

    1990, Home & Studio Recording, volume 4, page 33
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of phone

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APA

phones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phones

MLA

“phones.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phones. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phones,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phones.

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