Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)dialthe face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours (n)dialthe control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning (n)dialthe circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments (n)dial, telephone diala disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called Verbs
(v)dialoperate a dial to select a telephone number“You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial” (v)dialchoose by means of a dial“dial a telephone number”