Dial and Hold

Dial

Dial noun - The circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments.
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Synonyms for Dial

Hold and dial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a noun "Dial".

Nearby Words: dialed, dialled, dialing, dialling, dialler

Hold

Hold noun - The act or manner of holding.

Dial and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dial" instead a noun "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Common collocations

number dial number hold number
hand dial hand hold hand
time dial time hold time
way dial way hold way

Both words in one sentence

  • Living Lie Detector Monk then discovers that Marty is actually faking it: he knew about it all along as his mother, a quality control operator, overheard Dial and his partner Vic Blanchard talk about the crime while on hold to buy plane tickets, and fed all the information to Marty.
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