Telephone Book (Noun)
Meaning
A directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- I searched the entire telephone book and couldn't find a listing for him anywhere.
- She opened the old telephone book to find her grandfather's old number was still listed.
- I always thought telephone books were useful but they are going the way of payphones nowadays.
- Her advertising firm convinced several clients to increase their exposure with expensive display ads in the local telephone book.
- New York City is too large for all listings to fit into one single telephone book edition, the set weighs many kilograms as a whole.