Call 1
Definition: To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.
Call 2
Definition: To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment, especially of a religious character; often used of a divine summons; as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite; as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church. Call 3
Definition: To invite or command to meet; to convoke; often with together; as, the President called Congress together; to appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen. Call 4
Definition: To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed
name. Call 5
Definition: To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate. Call 6
Definition: To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of. Call 7
Definition: To utter in a loud or distinct voice; often with off; as, to call, or call off, the items
of an account; to call the roll of a military company. Call 8
Definition: To invoke; to appeal to. Call 9
Definition: To rouse from sleep; to awaken. Call 10
Definition: To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; sometimes with to. Call 11
Definition: To make a demand, requirement, or request. Call 12
Definition: To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders.
Call 13
Definition: A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers
or sailors
to duty. Call 14
Definition: An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor. Call 15
Definition: A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances
of the case; a moral requirement or appeal. Call 16
Definition: A divine vocation or summons. Call 17
Definition: Vocation; employment. Call 18
Definition: A short visit; as, to make a call on a neighbor; also, the daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders.
Call 19
Definition: A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds.
Call 20
Definition: A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors
to duty. Call 21
Definition: The cry of a bird; also a noise or cry in imitation of a bird; or a pipe to call birds
by imitating their note or cry. Call 22
Definition: A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc.,
on the land. Call 23
Definition: The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on. Call 24
Definition: See Assessment, call 25
Definition: the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date call 26
Definition: (sports)
the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" call 27
Definition: brief visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor''s visits
to his parishioners";
"a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman''s
call on a customer" call 28
Definition: a brief social visit; "senior professors''
wives no longer make afternoon calls
on newcomers"
Call 29
Definition: a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call" call 30
Definition: 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" call 31
Definition: an instruction that interrupts
the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls
by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" call 32
Definition: the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears
it at an early age" call 33
Definition: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
call 34
Definition: a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"
call 35
Definition: a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
call 36
Definition: a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"
call 37
Definition: a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
call 38
Definition: rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
call 39
Definition: consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful"
call 40
Definition: challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact"
call 41
Definition: utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"
call 42
Definition: order, 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"
call 43
Definition: order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
call 44
Definition: lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks"
call 45
Definition: get 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"
call 46
Definition: order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director''s office"; "Call the police!"
call 47
Definition: declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out"
call 48
Definition: challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that"
call 49
Definition: require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond"
call 50
Definition: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn''t hear me"
call 51
Definition: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
call 52
Definition: ascribe 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"
call 53
Definition: utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another"
call 54
Definition: assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
call 55
Definition: send 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"
call 56
Definition: read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll"
call 57
Definition: indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate"
call 58
Definition: give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
call 59
Definition: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"
call 60
Definition: demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan"
call 61
Definition: call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution''"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"
call 62
Definition: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
call 63
Definition: make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"
call 64
Definition: greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir''"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"
call 65
Definition: stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game"
