Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 12 compound words that contain dials. The most common are listed below. Open dials in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- Seven DialsA junction of seven roads in the Covent Garden area of London, England.
- drunk dialsthird-person singular simple present indicative of drunk dial: To make a telephone call in an inebriated state against better judgement, typically to a close or former friend.
- radium dialsplural of radium dial: The dial of a watch or clock on which the hours have been marked with a radium compound to make them luminous.
- compass dialsplural of compass dial: A small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day.
- dials backthird-person singular simple present indicative of dial back: To reduce (one's energy or intensity); to restrain (a feeling or action).
- dials downthird-person singular simple present indicative of dial down: To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
- dials outthird-person singular simple present indicative of dial out: To make a call using an outbound line.
- dials upthird-person singular simple present indicative of dial up: Requiring a telephone number to be dialed.
- mine dialsplural of mine dial: A miner's magnetic compass.
- pocket dialsplural of pocket dial: A situation in which one's cellphone makes a call from one's pocket when its buttons are inadvertently pressed.
- rotary dialsplural of rotary dial: a disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back
- speed-dialsthird-person singular simple present indicative of speed-dial: A function on some telephones allowing a phone number to be dialed by pressing only one or two keys.
- tide dialsplural of tide dial: A sundial marking canonical hours.
- war-dialsthird-person singular simple present indicative of war-dial: To have a computer dial a large number of phone numbers in search of devices for exploitation, such as modems or fax machines.
- dials down a notchthird-person singular simple present indicative of dial down a notch: To cause a person's or group's self-esteem or importance to be decreased.
Compound words 12
- sundialsplural of sundial: A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.
- cordialsplural of cordial: Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
- subdialsplural of subdial: A secondary dial set into the face of a dial.
- allodialsplural of allodial: Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
- autodialsthird-person singular simple present indicative of autodial: A feature in computer software, etc. that dials a telephone number automatically.
- enedialsplural of enedial: An alkene substituted by two aldehyde groups.
- hundialsplural of hundial: A collection box used in Hindu temples.
- misdialsthird-person singular simple present indicative of misdial: To dial or use a keypad incorrectly, especially on a telephone.
- moondialsplural of moondial: An instrument for telling time, like a sundial but relying on the light of the Moon.
- predialsthird-person singular simple present indicative of predial: Of or pertaining to land or its products.