A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
you are going to miss people you’ll want to get out of bed at two in the morning and drive to go see them you’ll call them even though they changed their number 10 months ago just to hear a dial tone
Nige keeping the stormtroopers on speed dial ... bylinetimes.com/2026/05/06/r...
A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
His hands were too fat to operate the dial on the telephone.
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Viral internet speak — memes, ratios, main-character moments, and the algospeak of every platform from Twitter to Reddit to TikTok comment sections.
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(slang, figurative) Stay focused on a discussion or task; maintain the course of action.
A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
(idiomatic, chiefly, UK, often followed by on) To change something radically; to reform or revolutionize something.
One time when I was probably 6 or 7 my grandma accidentally took dog supplements and made me dial the poison hotline because she thought she was going to die
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A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.
“Well, all I can say is that if yer don't take yer dial outer the road I'll bloomin' well take an' bounce a gibber off yer crust.”
“you are going to miss people you’ll want to get out of bed at two in the morning and drive to go see them you’ll call them even though they changed their number 10 months ago just to hear a dial tone”
“Nige keeping the stormtroopers on speed dial ... bylinetimes.com/2026/05/06/r...”
“One time when I was probably 6 or 7 my grandma accidentally took dog supplements and made me dial the poison hotline because she thought she was going to die”
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“Might shift the growth dial by 2034.”
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A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
The dial on the dashboard showed the car was nearly out of gas.
"dial" means: A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"dial" means: A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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