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call
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- pronunciation:
- kawl
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- call for, call off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
calls, calling, called |
definition 1: |
to say in a loud voice or shout out.
She called his name, but nobody answered.- synonyms:
- exclaim, hail, shout
- similar words:
- bellow, clamor, name, sing, speak, utter
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definition 2: |
to tell to come.
The bell called us to dinner.- synonyms:
- ask, invite, summon
- similar words:
- challenge, claim, demand
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definition 3: |
to telephone.
Call me next week.
- synonyms:
- phone, telephone
- similar words:
- contact, dial
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definition 4: |
to name.
She called her story "The Missing Monkey."- synonyms:
- entitle, name, term
- similar words:
- christen, denote, designate, identify, style, title
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definition 5: |
to make a visit.
Please do call when you are in town.- similar words:
- drop by, drop in, pop in, stop at, stop by, stop in
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definition 6: |
to give a descriptive name or label to.
He called me a liar.- synonyms:
- label, name, term
- similar words:
- characterize, denote, describe, identify, indicate, tag
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related words: |
ask, beckon, clamor, cry, entitle, hail, invite, name, nickname, shout, toll |
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phrase: |
call for, call off |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a shout or loud cry.
We didn't hear his call for help.- 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.
The bullfrog's call sounds like a loose banjo string.- synonyms:
- cry, song
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definition 3: |
an act of telephoning.
We got her call early this morning.- synonyms:
- buzz, ring
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definition 4: |
a short visit.
He paid her a call.- synonyms:
- visit
- similar words:
- pause, stay
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related words: |
claim, demand, exclamation |
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Word Builder: call +
- caller:
a person who calls.
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