desk phone - a telephone set that sits on a desk or table

dial phone, dial telephone - a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called

electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)

extension phone, telephone extension, extension - an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

French telephone, handset - telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle

mouthpiece - an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks

pay-phone, pay-station - a coin-operated telephone

radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone - a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables

speakerphone - a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time

telephone receiver, receiver - earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds

phone system, telephone system - a communication system that transmits sound between distant points