phone vs headphone

headphone vs phone

phone and headphone both are nouns.

phone is a verb but headphone is not a verb.

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

As nouns, phone and headphone are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of phone include earphone, earpiece.

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

Difference between phone and headphone

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