HyperDic: idiot_box

English > 1 sense of the expression idiot box:
NOUNartifactidiot box, television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, boob tube, telly, goggle boxan electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
English > idiot box: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen.
Synonymstelevision receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, boob tube, telly, goggle box
Categorytelevision, telecasting, TV, videobroadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
Part oftelevision, television systemA telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
Partskinescope, picture tube, television tubeA cathode-ray tube in a television receiver
Broaderreceiver, receiving systemSet that receives radio or tv signals
Spanishaparato de televisión, caja idiota, caja tonta, tele, television, televisión, televisor, tv
Catalanaparell de televisió, tele, televisió, televisor

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