| 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] |
| calm down |
to become calm; to stop being angry, tense, nervous, or agitated. [3 definitions] |
| calming |
causing one to feel calm; causing one to feel less nervous, tense, or upset. |
| calomel |
a white tasteless powder containing mercury, used as a laxative, fungicide, or purgative; mercurous chloride. |
| caloric |
of or pertaining to calories, as in food. [2 definitions] |
| calorie |
a unit of heat equal to the amount necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius; gram calorie; small calorie. (abbr.: cal.) [3 definitions] |
| calorific |
pertaining to or producing heat. |