call, n.
(calls)
freq. cnt. 16
(calls)
freq. cnt. 16
a telephone connection
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
call phone call telephone call
sample 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"
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a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
call cry outcry shout vociferation yell
sample sentences
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
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hollering, bellow, roar, holler, bellowing, holla, hollo, holloa, roaring, yowl
blue murder
catcall
clamoring, hue and cry, clamor, clamour, clamouring
halloo
hoot
hosanna
noise
scream, shriek, screaming, shrieking, screech, screeching
whoop
battle cry, war cry, war whoop, rallying cry
shouting, yelling
yodel
boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird
a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
call claim
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a brief social visit
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
call
sample 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"
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the characteristic sound produced by a bird
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
birdcall birdsong call song
sample sentences
"a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
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call call option
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(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
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call
sample sentences
"he was ejected for protesting the call"
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domain of synset (topic)
a visit in an official or professional capacity
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call
sample sentences
"the pastor's calls on his parishioners""the salesman's call on a customer"
an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
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call
sample sentences
"Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
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a request
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call
sample sentences
"many calls for Christmas stories""not many calls for buggywhips"
a demand for a show of hands in a card game
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call
sample sentences
"after two raises there was a call"
a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
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call margin call