| callable |
combined form of call. |
| call-and-response |
of or pertaining to music that alternates between one player, singer, or section, and another in a pattern of statement and response. |
| call around |
to make phone calls to different people asking the same question of each. |
| call a spade a spade |
to speak plainly or straightforwardly; speak the truth. |
| callback |
a request to a worker to return to work, esp. after a layoff or after normal working hours. [3 definitions] |
| call back |
to continue a telephone conversation with (someone) at a later time, or to return someone's telephone call. |
| callboard |
a backstage bulletin board in a theater, used by the director, stage manager, and the like to post notices or instructions. |
| call box |
a box containing a telephone, posted on a street or highway, and used to make emergency calls. [2 definitions] |
| callboy |
a person who tells actors when it is time for them to be backstage for their entrances. [2 definitions] |
| call down |
to reprimand (someone); scold. |
| caller |
a person or thing that calls. [2 definitions] |
| call for |
to stop by for; fetch; pick up. [3 definitions] |
| call girl |
a female prostitute who may be hired by telephone. |
| calligraphy |
the art of beautiful handwriting. [3 definitions] |
| call-in |
a telephone conversation between a listener or viewer and a radio or television host, which is broadcast on the host's show. [2 definitions] |
| calling |
vocation, occupation, or career, esp. considered as inspired or inevitable. |
| calling card |
a small card with one's name and sometimes address and telephone number printed on it, used when making business and social visits. |
| calliope |
a large organlike musical instrument with a set of loud steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard. [2 definitions] |
| calliper |
variant of caliper. |
| callisthenics |
variant of calisthenics. |
| Callisto |
in Greek and Roman mythology, a nymph who was punished by Hera for a love affair with Zeus by being transformed into a bear. [2 definitions] |