The noun telephone has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (18) telephone, phone, telephone set -- (electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone")
2. (1) telephone, telephony -- (transmitting speech at a distance)
Overview of verb telephone
The verb telephone has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (12) call, telephone, call up, phone, ring -- (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning")