megaphone
[ meg-uh-fohn ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌfoʊn /
noun
a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance.Compare bullhorn.
verb (used with or without object), meg·a·phoned, meg·a·phon·ing.
to transmit or speak through or as if through a megaphone.
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OTHER WORDS FROM megaphone
meg·a·phon·ic [meg-uh-fon-ik], /ˌmɛg əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjectivemeg·a·phon·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby megaphone
Megan, Megan's Law, Meganthropus, megaparsec, megaphanerophyte, megaphone, megaphyll, megapixel, megaplex, megapode, megapolis
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British Dictionary definitions for megaphone
megaphone
/ (ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn) /
noun
a funnel-shaped instrument used to amplify the voiceSee also loud-hailer
Derived forms of megaphone
megaphonic (ˌmɛɡəˈfɒnɪk), adjectivemegaphonically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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