ALL meanings of handset
hand·set
H h - noun handset Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle. 1
- verb with object handset to set (type) by hand. 1
- adjective handset (of type) set by hand. 1
- adjective handset (of a publication) printed directly from type set by hand. 1
- noun handset A cellular phone. 1
- countable noun handset The handset of a telephone is the part that you hold next to your face in order to speak and listen. 0
- countable noun handset You can refer to a device such as the remote control of a television or stereo as a handset. 0
- noun handset a telephone mouthpiece and earpiece mounted so that they can be held simultaneously to mouth and ear 0
- noun handset a telephone mouthpiece, receiver, and dial or push buttons in a single unit, for holding in one hand 0
- noun handset The part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand. 0