cell phone

noun

variants or less commonly cellphone

ˈsel-ˌfōn 

plural cell phones also cellphones

: a portable usually cordless telephone for use in a cellular system

Examples of cell phone in a Sentence

Call me on my cell phone.

Recent Examples on the Web

Residents formed a group chat to document Wiley's behavior with cell phones and door cameras. — Alys Martinez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Last year the district banned cell phones, a growing standard for many states around the country. — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026

My husband says my cell phone photos show great compositional sense! — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

During the meeting, with Smith participating via cell phone, the guides decided to leave as soon as possible after breakfast and packing up. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cell phone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone

Kids Definition

cell phone

noun

: a portable cellular telephone