headset

[ hed-set ]

/ ˈhɛdˌsɛt /

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noun

Radio, Telephony. a device consisting of one or two earphones with a headband for holding them over the ears and sometimes with a mouthpiece attached.

earphones or headphones.

Origin of headset

First recorded in 1920–25; head + set

Words nearby headset

heads-up, heads-up display, headsail, headsaw, headscarf, headset, headsheet, headship, headshot, headshrinker, headsman

Example sentences from the Web for headset

Browser preference might come down to how many times you want to slip your headset on and off.

Welcome to Oculus XXX: In-Your-Face 3D is the Future of Porn |Aurora Snow |October 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I use a Bose QuietComfort 15 headset, but there are lots of models out there to choose from.

How I Wrote 400K Words in a Year |Jamie Todd Rubin |June 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A headset capable of issuing commands to another device with a simple head nod is one of 38 patents granted to Apple this week.

Apple Wants to Make Your Head Into an App |Abby Haglage |February 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The experience of being hunted is enhanced when you play with a headset.

My Secret Life in Los Santos |Eli Lake |November 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

DuQuesne leaped for the educator and handed Loring a headset.

Skylark Three |Edward Elmer Smith
His laptop rang and he screwed in his headset and started talking to Tjan.

Makers |Cory Doctorow
He then gave each a headset, and ran the complete record of the Fenachrone brain.

Skylark Three |Edward Elmer Smith
Kriijorl again adjusted the headset, and the orange glow pulsed and waned as Mason watched.

The Women-Stealers of Thrayx |Fox B. Holden
Zeckler clamped on the headset to his translator unit, and watched the hubbub in the anteroom with growing alarm.

Letter of the Law |Alan Edward Nourse

British Dictionary definitions for headset

headset

/ (ˈhɛdˌsɛt) /

noun

a pair of headphones, esp with a microphone attached

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