tellies

Sets in London

Tellies is the plural of telly, British informal for television.

The word refers to television sets or to television programming generally: There were tellies in every room of the hotel.

Like telly itself, tellies sounds distinctly British to American ears.

viewing

watching

Actively looking at something

  • couchUpholstered seating furniture
  • loungeComfortable waiting room
  • bingeBout of excess

zapping · streaming · on-demand · catch-up · recording · DVR · pause · rewind · mute · subtitles

hardware

remote

Distant or controller

led · cathode · tuner · antenna · 1080p · channel · volume · contrast · brightness · standby

broadcast

airwaves

Radio frequency spectrum

live · network · satellite · telecast · aerial · reception · terrestrial · cable · digital · analogue

programming

sitcom

Episodic TV comedy series

  • dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
  • seriesOrdered set of related items
  • soapFatty alkali cleanser

reality · documentary · comedy · thriller · episode · season · finale · pilot · cliffhanger · premiere

display

screen

Display or barrier

refresh · backlight · display · panel · projection · viewport · color · sharpness · HD · UHD

news

bulletin

Brief public announcement

coverage · breaking · newsreader · broadcast · update · report · interview · ticker

Opposites
broadcast medium type

telliesradios

Wireless audio devices

transistors · ham radios · record players · gramophones · stereos

entertainment activity type

telliesreal life

Existence beyond imagination

books · outdoors · newspapers · the stage · sports

Family

television, televisions, telly, televise, televised, televising, televangelist, televangelism, tellys

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