Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)call, phone call, telephone calla method of contacting a person by phone“she reported several anonymous calls”,
“he placed a phone call to London”,
“he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call” (n)birdcall, call, birdsong, songthe characteristic sound produced by a bird“a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age” (n)calla brief social visit“senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers”,
“the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence” (n)margin call, calla demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring their margin up to the minimum requirement (n)calla demand for a show of hands in a card game“after two raises there was a call” (n)calla request“many calls for Christmas stories”,
“not many calls for buggywhips” (n)callan instruction that interrupts the program being executed“Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed” (n)calla visit in an official or professional capacity“the pastor's calls on his parishioners”,
“the salesman's call on a customer” (n)call(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee“he was ejected for protesting the call” (n)call option, callthe option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date (n)calla special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course“he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call” Verbs
(v)name, call, know as, be known asassign a specified (usually proper) name to“They named their son David”,
“The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader” (v)callascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality“He called me a bastard”,
“She called her children lazy and ungrateful” (v)call, telephone, call up, phone, ringget or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone“I tried to call you all night”,
“Take two aspirin and call me in the morning” (v)call, send fororder, request, or command to come“She was called into the director's office”,
“Call the police!” (v)visit, call in, callpay a brief visit“The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens” (v)callcall a meeting; invite or command to meet“The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the ‘Final Solution’”,
“The new dean calls meetings every week” (v)callread aloud to check for omissions or absentees“Call roll” (v)callsend a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message“Hawaii is calling!”,
“A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling” (v)callutter a characteristic note or cry“bluejays called to one another” (v)callstop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather“call a football game” (v)address, callgreet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name“He always addresses me with ‘Sir’”,
“Call me Mister”,
“She calls him by first name” (v)callmake a stop in a harbour“The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow” (v)call, call indemand payment of (a loan)“Call a loan” (v)bid, callmake a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands“He called his trump” (v)call, call offgive the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance (v)callindicate a decision in regard to“call balls and strikes behind the plate” (v)callpresent for redemption before maturation“Call a bond” (v)callchallenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense“He deserves to be called on that” (v)calldeclare in the capacity of an umpire or referee“call a runner out” (v)calllure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal“Call ducks” (v)callorder or request or give a command for“The unions called a general strike for Sunday” (v)callorder, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role“He was already called 4 times for jury duty”,
“They called him to active military duty” (v)callutter in a loud voice or announce“He called my name”,
“The auctioneer called the bids” (v)callchallenge the sincerity or truthfulness of“call the speaker on a question of fact” (v)callconsider or regard as being“I would not call her beautiful” (v)callrouse somebody from sleep with a call“I was called at 5 A.M. this morning”