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

But their total compensation is significantly greater when including stipends and vehicle and cell phone benefits. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

The city of Kansas City announced July 14 a new cell phone lot for MCI. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

For a blissful minute, the miracle of infinite connection was confined to home offices; thanks to high costs and poor coverage, cell phones were a slow-grower in the West. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Up to $1,000 of cell phone protection against damage or theft. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 July 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