| 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] |
| 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. |