Dial and Top

Dial

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

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

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

Top

Top noun - A piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents.

Dial and top are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dial" instead a noun "Top".

Nearby Words: topping, topmost, toping, toped

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Both words in one sentence

  • Incredible Shrinking Man In the first episode he must get past a cat then climb to a desk top and dial an immense phone.
  • Take Finagle's Law, dial it Up to Eleven, toss in a Love Dodecahedron, and as a finishing touch sprinkle Swedish royalty on top.
  • Damn You, Muscle Memory Some telemarketing firms have you dial out on the computer keypad, which is inverted from a typical phone pad (1-2-3 is on the bottom instead of the top.) If you work there long enough, you'll start dialing all phones upside-down.
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