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call
- pronunciation:
- kawl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- call for, call off
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
called, calling, calls |
| definition 1: |
to shout or cry out.
- synonyms:
- cry, exclaim, hail, hallo, holler, roar, scream, shout, yell
- similar words:
- bellow, clamor, name, sing, speak, utter, vociferate
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| definition 2: |
to summon, ask, or invite.
She called us to dinner.- synonyms:
- ask, invite, summon
- similar words:
- beckon, buzz, challenge, claim, conjure, demand, invoke, postulate
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| definition 3: |
to attract.
She calls attention to herself.- synonyms:
- attract, tempt
- similar words:
- allure, beckon, entice, lure
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| definition 4: |
to awaken (one) from sleep.
He called her at seven a.m.- synonyms:
- arouse, awaken, wake
- similar words:
- stir
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| definition 5: |
to telephone.
- synonyms:
- buzz, phone, telephone
- similar words:
- contact, dial
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| definition 6: |
to make a sound to attract (animals).
- synonyms:
- attract, lure
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| definition 7: |
to summon officially.
- synonyms:
- invoke, rally, summon
- similar words:
- assemble, collect, convene, convoke, gather, muster, petition
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| definition 8: |
to announce or order as (a meeting, election, or the like).
- synonyms:
- announce, command, declare, decree, demand, order, proclaim
- similar words:
- assemble, bid, convene, convoke, instruct, muster, require
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| definition 9: |
to bring under review or consideration.
The court called our case.- synonyms:
- consider
- similar words:
- bring, estimate, judge, reckon, review
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| definition 10: |
to name.
She is called Mary.- synonyms:
- denominate, dub, entitle, name, term
- similar words:
- christen, denote, designate, identify, specify, style, tag, title
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| definition 11: |
to give a descriptive name or label to.
He called me a thief.- synonyms:
- dub, label, name, specify, style, term
- similar words:
- characterize, denote, describe, identify, indicate, tag
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| related words: |
activate, arraign, ask, beckon, entitle, evoke, hail, hale, invite, name, nickname, press, ring, shout, toll |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to speak loudly for the purpose of attracting attention; yell; shout.
- synonyms:
- cry, hail, halloo, holler, shout, yell
- similar words:
- bellow, exclaim, roar, scream, speak, vociferate
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| definition 2: |
to telephone someone.
- synonyms:
- phone, telephone
- similar words:
- buzz, contact, dial
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| definition 3: |
to make a visit.
Call on us when you are in town.- synonyms:
- visit
- similar words:
- drop by, drop in, pop in, stop at, stop by, stop in
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| related words: |
clamor, cry, drop, ring |
| phrase: |
call for |
| phrase: |
call off |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a shout or loud cry.
- synonyms:
- cry, outcry, shout
- similar words:
- clamor, hail, holler, scream, uproar
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| definition 2: |
the sound made by a bird or animal.
- synonyms:
- cry, song
- similar words:
- bird call
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| definition 3: |
an expressed demand or need.
We have a call for more supplies.- synonyms:
- demand, necessity, need, summons
- similar words:
- appeal, cry, request
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| definition 4: |
an act of telephoning.
- synonyms:
- buzz, ring
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| definition 5: |
a brief visit.
He paid her a call.- synonyms:
- stopover, visit
- similar words:
- pause, sojourn, stay
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| definition 6: |
a summons, request, or invitation.
the call of the dinner bell- synonyms:
- change, direction, directive, instruction, invitation, order, request, summons
- similar words:
- bid, command, notice
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| definition 7: |
the attraction or fascination of something.
the call of the city- synonyms:
- allure, appeal, attraction, draw, fascination, invitation, lure
- similar words:
- charm, enticement
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| related words: |
behest, caterwaul, claim, demand, exclamation, hail |
Word Builder: call +
- caller:
a person who calls.
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