phone vs earphone

earphone vs phone

phone and earphone both are nouns.

phone is a verb but earphone is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phone	Yes	No	Yes	No
earphone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, phone and earphone are synonyms defined as:

phone and earphone: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

Other synonyms of phone include earpiece, headphone.

phone (noun)	earphone (noun)
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

phone (verb)	earphone (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between phone and earphone

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