Definition of dials:
(v) :
(transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.
(v) :
(intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.
(n) :
A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
(n) :
Such a field as part of a clock face; (metonymic) the entire clock face.
(n) :
A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
(n) :
A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.