Call
verbNoun
a telephone connection
“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”
a demand especially in the phrase
“the call of duty”
Similar:ClaimType of:Demanda brief social visit
“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”
Type of:Visita request
“many calls for Christmas stories”
“not many calls for buggywhips”
Type of:AskingRequesta visit in an official or professional capacity
“the pastor's calls on his parishioners”
“the salesman's call on a customer”
Type of:Visita demand for a show of hands in a card game
“after two raises there was a call”
Type of:Demandan instruction that interrupts the program being executed
“Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed”
Type of:StatementCommandInstruction(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
“he was ejected for protesting the call”
Type of:DeterminationConclusionDecisionthe option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
Type of:Optiona demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
Type of:Demanda loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
Similar:BirdcallBirdsongSonga special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
Type of:InclinationTendencyDisposition
Verb
order, request, or command to come
“She was called into the director's office”
Type of:EnjoinSayOrderget or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
“I tried to call you all night”
“Take two aspirin and call me in the morning”
pay a brief visit
“The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens”
Similar:VisitType of:Meetgreet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
“She calls him by first name”
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
“He called his trump”
Similar:BidType of:Playascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
“He called me a bastard”
“She called her children lazy and ungrateful”
Type of:Labelcall a meeting; invite or command to meet
“The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'”
“The new dean calls meetings every week”
Type of:BespeakRequestQuestorder, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
“He was already called 4 times for jury duty”
“They called him to active military duty”
Type of:Requestsend a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
“Hawaii is calling!”
“A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling”
Type of:Telecommunicateutter in a loud voice or announce
“He called my name”
“The auctioneer called the bids”
Type of:EmitUtterutter a sudden loud cry
challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
“He deserves to be called on that”
Type of:DisputeGainsayChallengechallenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
“call the speaker on a question of fact”
Type of:GainsayDisputeChallengeconsider or regard as being
“I would not call her beautiful”
Type of:SeeReckonRegarddeclare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
“call a runner out”
Type of:HoldAdjudgeDeclareindicate a decision in regard to
“call balls and strikes behind the plate”
Type of:Indicatemake a stop in a harbour
“The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow”
Type of:Stoporder or request or give a command for
“The unions called a general strike for Sunday”
Type of:Orderrouse somebody from sleep with a call
“I was called at 5 A.M. this morning”
Type of:ArouseWakeAwakenstop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
“call a football game”
Type of:ProroguePostponeRemitutter a characteristic note or cry
“bluejays called to one another”
Type of:EmitUtterassign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
Similar:NameType of:Labelmake a prediction about; tell in advance
Type of:HazardVentureGuessdemand payment of (a loan)
Type of:ExactDemandgive the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
Type of:TemptLureEnticeread aloud to check for omissions or absentees
Type of:Readrequire the presentation of for redemption before maturation
Type of:ExpectRequireAsk
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- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA