to dial a wrong number

  • 1dial — 01. I think you ve got the wrong number. What number did you [dial]? 02. Could you [dial] the number for me? My hands are all dirty. 03. If there is an emergency, [dial] 911. 04. Timothy felt really nervous as he [dialed] the phone number of a… …

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  • 2number — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 symbol/word ADJECTIVE ▪ three digit, 16 digit ▪ cardinal, ordinal ▪ even, odd ▪ Houses on thi …

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  • 3dial — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dyal, from Medieval Latin dialis clock wheel revolving daily, from Latin dies day more at deity Date: 15th century 1. the face of a sundial 2. obsolete timepiece 3. the graduated face of a timepiece 4. a …

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  • 4dial — dial1 [daıəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin dies day ] 1.) the round part of a clock, watch, machine etc that has numbers that show you the time or a measurement ▪ The lighted dial of her watch said 1.20. ▪ She looked at the… …

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  • 5number — [[t]nʌ̱mbə(r)[/t]] ♦ numbers, numbering, numbered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A number is a word such as two , nine , or twelve , or a symbol such as 1, 3, or 47. You use numbers to say how many things you are referring to or where something comes… …

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  • 6Dial M for Murder — theatrical release poster by Bill Gold Directed by Alfred Hitchcock …

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  • 7Dial H for Hero — is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a mysterious dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short time, by selecting the letters H E R O in order. Each time it is used, the dial causes its possessor to… …

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  • 8Number Seventeen — Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Produced by John Maxwell …

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  • 9Number 13 (film) — This article is about the film. For usage of the word as a number, see Number 13 (disambiguation). Number 13 Hitchcock filming Number 13 in Rotherhithe, London. Directed by …

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  • 10Telephone number — A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of digits used to call from one telephone line to another in a public switched telephone network. When telephone numbers were invented, they were short as few as one, two or three digits and were… …

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