Definition of diwali

"Diwali" is probably misspelled. Trying dial instead Definition of dial

1. dial [ v ] operate a dial to select a telephone number
Examples: "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"

Used in print:

(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)

He dialed it and listened to it ring ten times before he hung_up .

Synonyms dial Related Terms operate telephone

2. dial [ n ] the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours

Used in print:

(Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)

He looked at the luminous dial of his wrist_watch .

Synonyms dial Related Terms face timepiece

3. dial [ n ] the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning

Synonyms dial Related Terms control

4. dial [ v ] choose by means of a dial
Examples: "dial a telephone number"

Synonyms dial Related Terms choose

5. dial [ n ] the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments

Synonyms dial Related Terms indicator

6. Dial [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3088

Synonyms Dial

7. dial [ n ] a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

Synonyms telephone_dial dial Related Terms selector dial_telephone finger_hole

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