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Call
see synonyms of callNoun
1. call, phone call, telephone call
a telephone connection
Example Sentences:'she reported several anonymous calls''he placed a phone call to London''he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call'
2. call
a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
Example Sentences:'he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call'
3. call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
Example Sentences:'the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience'
5. birdcall, birdsong, call, song
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
Example Sentences:'a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age'
6. call
a brief social visit
Example Sentences:'senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers''the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence'
7. call, margin call
a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
8. call
a demand for a show of hands in a card game
Example Sentences:'after two raises there was a call'
9. call
a request
Example Sentences:'many calls for Christmas stories''not many calls for buggywhips'
10. call
an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
Example Sentences:'Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed'
11. call
a visit in an official or professional capacity
Example Sentences:'the pastor's calls on his parishioners''the salesman's call on a customer'
12. call
(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
Example Sentences:'he was ejected for protesting the call'
13. call, call option
the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
Verb
14. call, name
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
Example Sentences:'They named their son David''The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader'
15. call
ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
Example Sentences:'He called me a bastard''She called her children lazy and ungrateful'
16. call, call up, phone, ring, telephone
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Example Sentences:'I tried to call you all night''Take two aspirin and call me in the morning'
17. call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell
utter a sudden loud cry
Example Sentences:'she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle''I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me'
18. call, send for
order, request, or command to come
Example Sentences:'She was called into the director's office''Call the police!'
pay a brief visit
Example Sentences:'The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens'
20. call
call a meeting; invite or command to meet
Example Sentences:'The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the Final Solution'''The new dean calls meetings every week'
21. call
read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
Example Sentences:'Call roll'
22. call
send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
Example Sentences:'Hawaii is calling!''A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling'
23. call
utter a characteristic note or cry
Example Sentences:'bluejays called to one another'
24. call
stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
Example Sentences:'call a football game'
25. address, call
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
Example Sentences:'He always addresses me with Sir'''Call me Mister''She calls him by first name'
26. call
make a stop in a harbour
Example Sentences:'The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow'
28. bid, call
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
Example Sentences:'He called his trump'
30. call
indicate a decision in regard to
Example Sentences:'call balls and strikes behind the plate'
31. anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise
make a prediction about; tell in advance
Example Sentences:'Call the outcome of an election'
32. call
require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
Example Sentences:'Call a bond'
33. call
challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
Example Sentences:'He deserves to be called on that'
34. call
declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
Example Sentences:'call a runner out'
35. call
lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
Example Sentences:'Call ducks'
36. call
order or request or give a command for
Example Sentences:'The unions called a general strike for Sunday'
37. call
order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
Example Sentences:'He was already called 4 times for jury duty''They called him to active military duty'
38. call
utter in a loud voice or announce
Example Sentences:'He called my name''The auctioneer called the bids'
39. call
challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
Example Sentences:'call the speaker on a question of fact'
40. call
consider or regard as being
Example Sentences:'I would not call her beautiful'
41. call
rouse somebody from sleep with a call
Example Sentences:'I was called at 5 A.M. this morning'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Call
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Call
see synonyms of callThe American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.