idiot box

Noun
  1. An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen (synset 104413042)
    "the British call a tv set a telly"
    referred to in: telecasting, television, tv, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
    is a type of: receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals
    has: kinescope, picture tube, television tube - a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
    is a part of: television, television system - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
    same as: boob tube, goggle box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set

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