| 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] |
| call it a day |
to end the day's work. |
| call it quits |
to stop an activity for the time being. [2 definitions] |
| call letters |
the identifying letters or numbers of a television or radio station. |
| call loan |
a loan that must be repaid on demand at any time. |
| call number |
a series of numbers or numbers and letters used to locate a book in a library. |
| call off |
to cancel (an appointment, action, event, or the like). |
| call on |
to put out an official demand to (a person, agency, institution, or the like). [4 definitions] |
| callosity |
a hardened or thickened part, as on a plant or on the skin; callus. [2 definitions] |
| callous |
insensitive; unfeeling; hardhearted. [4 definitions] |
| call out |
to summon (someone or something) for help in an emergency. [3 definitions] |
| callow |
lacking adult sophistication or judgment; inexperienced; immature. |
| call-up |
an order to a large number of people to report for active military duty. |
| call up |
(informal) to telephone (someone); make a call to. [2 definitions] |
| callus |
a thickened, toughened area of skin or other tissue, such as bone or bark. [3 definitions] |
| calm |
without or almost without motion; still; unmoving. [6 definitions] |