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

For viewers who always have another series queued up or a movie night planned, a cell phone plan that includes streaming subscriptions can help make the monthly entertainment budget go further. — Sophie Dunne, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Some are filmed on body cameras, dashboard cameras and cell phones. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026

Filming the kiss scene in public with dozens of bystanders armed with cell phone watching proved a challenge but, luckily, no one ruined the surprise. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

An investigation was launched, with detectives reviewing cell phone and surveillance video, and interviewing multiple students and school staff, officials said. — Mark Price november 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 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