luuri — meaning in English

English meaning

• handset noun The part of a telephone that you hold to talk and listen.
• horn noun A hard, pointed growth on the head of certain animals, such as cattle, goats, or rhinos.
• receiver noun A person or thing that receives something.

Senses

luuri is used for these senses in English:

• handset The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
• horn (slang, countable) A telephone.
• lur (musical instruments, historical) A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.
• receiver The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece. [from 19th c.]

handset — full definition

1. noun The part of a telephone that you hold to talk and listen.
2. noun A mobile phone.

horn — full definition

1. noun A hard, pointed growth on the head of certain animals, such as cattle, goats, or rhinos.
2. noun A brass wind instrument, or an instrument used to signal.
3. noun A device on a vehicle that makes a loud warning sound.
4. verb To sound a vehicle's horn.

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