Dial and Select

Dial

Dial verb - Choose by means of a dial.
Usage example: dial a telephone number
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Synonyms for Dial

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

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

Select

Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Dial and select are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Dial" with "Select", this verbs are similar.

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Common collocations

way dial way select way
numbers dial numbers select numbers
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