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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun call has 13 senses
- call(n = noun.communication) phone call, telephone call - a telephone connection; "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" is a kind of telephone, telephony
- call(n = noun.cognition) Array - a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call" is a kind of disposition, inclination, tendency
- call(n = noun.communication) cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" is a kind of utterance, vocalization
- call(n = noun.communication) claim - a demand especially in the phrase; "the call of duty" is a kind of demand
- call(n = noun.communication) birdcall, birdsong, song - the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" is a kind of animal communication
- call(n = noun.act) Array - a 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" is a kind of visit
- call(n = noun.communication) margin call - a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement; Array is a kind of demand
- call(n = noun.communication) Array - a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call" is a part of card game, cards
- call(n = noun.communication) Array - a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips" is a kind of asking, request
- call(n = noun.communication) Array - an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" has particulars: function call, supervisor call instruction, system call
- call(n = noun.act) Array - a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer" has particulars: round
- call(n = noun.act) Array - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" is a kind of conclusion, decision, determination
- call(n = noun.act) call option - the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; Array is a part of span, straddle
has particulars: call-back, collect call, call-in, crank call, local call, long-distance call, long distance, trunk call, conference call, wake-up call
Derived form verb call3
Derived form verb call24
has particulars: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl, blue murder, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry, halloo, hoot, hosanna, noise, scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, whoop, battle cry, rallying cry, war cry, war whoop, shouting, yelling, yodel, bird, boo, bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort
Derived forms verb call25, verb call4
has particulars: bell-like call, two-note call
Derived forms verb call22, verb call10
Derived form verb call6
Derived form verb call14
is a kind of demand
has particulars: recall
is a kind of command, instruction, program line, statement
is a kind of visit
Derived forms verb call21, verb call17
is a kind of option
Derived form verb call19
Verb call has 28 senses
- call(v = verb.communication) name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" is one way to label
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - ascribe 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" is one way to label
- call(v = verb.communication) call up, phone, ring, telephone - get 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" is one way to telecommunicate
- call(v = verb.communication) cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter
- call(v = verb.communication) send for - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" is one way to enjoin, order, say, tell
- call(v = verb.social) call in, visit - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" is one way to get together, meet
- call(v = verb.social) Array - call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week" is one way to bespeak, call for, quest, request
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll" is one way to read
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - send 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" is one way to telecommunicate
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another" is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter
- call(v = verb.stative) Array - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" is one way to defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table
- call(v = verb.social) address - greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" is one way to address, turn to
- call(v = verb.social) Array - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" is one way to stop, stop over
- call(v = verb.possession) call in - demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan" is one way to demand, exact
- call(v = verb.possession) bid - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" is one way to play
- call(v = verb.motion) call off - give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance; Array Derived form noun caller4
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" is one way to indicate
- call(v = verb.communication) anticipate, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" is one way to guess, hazard, pretend, venture
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond" is one way to ask, expect, require
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that" is one way to challenge, dispute, gainsay
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out" is one way to adjudge, declare, hold
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" is one way to entice, lure, tempt
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday" is one way to order
- call(v = verb.communication) Array - order, 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" is one way to request
- call(v = verb.cognition) Array - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter
- call(v = verb.cognition) Array - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact" is one way to challenge, dispute, gainsay
- call(v = verb.cognition) Array - consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" is one way to consider, reckon, regard, see, view
- call(v = verb.body) Array - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" is one way to arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken
Sample sentence:
They call him "Bobby"
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Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody something
Derived forms noun call1, noun caller7
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Sam cannot call Sue
They call
Derived form noun call3
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derived form noun caller5
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Sam cannot call Sue
Derived forms noun call6, noun caller1
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Somebody ----s somebody
Derived form noun caller6
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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derived form noun call5
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Something ----s
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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s somebody something
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derived forms noun call7, adjective callable1
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Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun caller3
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Somebody ----s
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Somebody ----s
Derived form noun call12
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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derived form noun call13
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Somebody ----s something
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Sam cannot call Sue
Derived form noun call12
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Somebody ----s somebody something
Derived form noun call5
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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived forms noun call2, noun calling1
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Somebody ----s somebody
Derived forms noun call3, noun caller5
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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
call, v. t. [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG. kall to call; cf. Gr. ghry`ein to speak, sing, Skr. gar to praise. Cf. Garrulous.].
- To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant. [1913 Webster]"Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain" [1913 Webster]
- To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment, especially of a religious character; -- often used of a divine summons; as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite; as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church. [1913 Webster]"Paul . . . called to be an apostle" [1913 Webster]"The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them." [1913 Webster]
- To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with together; as, the President called Congress together; to appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen. [1913 Webster]"Now call we our high court of Parliament." [1913 Webster]
- To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name. [1913 Webster]"If you would but call me Rosalind." [1913 Webster]"And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night." [1913 Webster]
- To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate. [1913 Webster]"What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common." [1913 Webster]
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work. [1913 Webster]"[The] army is called seven hundred thousand men." [1913 Webster]
- To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of. [1913 Webster]"This speech calls him Spaniard." [1913 Webster]
- To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off; as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call the roll of a military company. [1913 Webster]"No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear." [1913 Webster]
- To invoke; to appeal to. [1913 Webster]"I call God for a witness." [1913 Webster]
- To rouse from sleep; to awaken. [1913 Webster]"If thou canst awake by four o' the clock.
I prithee call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To name; denominate; invite; bid; summon; convoke; assemble; collect; exhort; warn; proclaim; invoke; appeal to; designate.
call, v. i.
- To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; -- sometimes with to. [1913 Webster]"You must call to the nurse." [1913 Webster]"The angel of God called to Hagar." [1913 Webster]
- To make a demand, requirement, or request. [1913 Webster]"They called for rooms, and he showed them one." [1913 Webster]
- To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders. [1913 Webster]"He ordered her to call at the house once a week." [1913 Webster]
call, n.
- The act of calling; -- usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle's call. Shak. [1913 Webster]"I rose as at thy call, but found thee not." [1913 Webster]
- A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to duty. [1913 Webster]
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor. [1913 Webster]
- A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or appeal. [1913 Webster]"Dependence is a perpetual call upon humanity." [1913 Webster]"Running into danger without any call of duty." [1913 Webster]
- A divine vocation or summons. [1913 Webster]"St. Paul himself believed he did well, and that he had a call to it, when he persecuted the Christians." [1913 Webster]
- Vocation; employment."[In this sense, calling is generally used.]" [1913 Webster]
- A short visit; as, to make a call on a neighbor; also, the daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders. [1913 Webster]"The baker's punctual call." [1913 Webster]
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds. [1913 Webster]
- A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty. [1913 Webster]
- The cry of a bird; also a noise or cry in imitation of a bird; or a pipe to call birds by imitating their note or cry. [1913 Webster]
- A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land. [1913 Webster]
- The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on. [1913 Webster]
- See Assessment, 4. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
call, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or animal) emit its characteristic note or cry.
2 tr. communicate or converse with by telephone or radio.
3 tr. a bring to one's presence by calling; summon (will you call the children?). b arrange for (a person or thing) to come or be present (called a taxi).
4 intr. (often foll. by at, in, on) pay a brief visit (called at the house; called in to see you; come and call on me).
5 tr. a order to take place; fix a time for (called a meeting). b direct to happen; announce (call a halt).
6 a intr. require one's attention or consideration (duty calls). b tr. urge, invite, nominate (call to the bar).
7 tr. name; describe as (call her Della).
8 tr. consider; regard or estimate as (I call that silly).
9 tr. rouse from sleep (call me at 8).
10 intr. guess the outcome of tossing a coin etc.
11 intr. (foll. by for) order, require, demand (called for silence).
12 tr. (foll. by over) read out (a list of names to determine those present).
13 intr. (foll. by on, upon) invoke; appeal to; request or require (called on us to be quiet).
14 tr. Cricket (of an umpire) disallow a ball from (a bowler).
15 tr. Cards specify (a suit or contract) in bidding.
16 tr. Sc. drive (an animal, vehicle, etc.).
--n.
1 a shout or cry; an act of calling.
2 a the characteristic cry of a bird or animal. b an imitation of this. c an instrument for imitating it.
3 a brief visit (paid them a call).
4 a an act of telephoning. b a telephone conversation.
5 a an invitation or summons to appear or be present. b an appeal or invitation (from a specific source or discerned by a person's conscience etc.) to follow a certain profession, set of principles, etc.
6 (foll. by for, or to + infin.) a duty, need, or occasion (no call to be rude; no call for violence).
7 (foll. by for, on) a demand (not much call for it these days; a call on one's time).
8 a signal on a bugle etc.; a signalling-whistle.
9 Stock Exch. an option of buying stock at a fixed price at a given date.
10 Cards a a player's right or turn to make a bid. b a bid made.
--v.
1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or animal) emit its characteristic note or cry.
2 tr. communicate or converse with by telephone or radio.
3 tr. a bring to one's presence by calling; summon (will you call the children?). b arrange for (a person or thing) to come or be present (called a taxi).
4 intr. (often foll. by at, in, on) pay a brief visit (called at the house; called in to see you; come and call on me).
5 tr. a order to take place; fix a time for (called a meeting). b direct to happen; announce (call a halt).
6 a intr. require one's attention or consideration (duty calls). b tr. urge, invite, nominate (call to the bar).
7 tr. name; describe as (call her Della).
8 tr. consider; regard or estimate as (I call that silly).
9 tr. rouse from sleep (call me at 8).
10 intr. guess the outcome of tossing a coin etc.
11 intr. (foll. by for) order, require, demand (called for silence).
12 tr. (foll. by over) read out (a list of names to determine those present).
13 intr. (foll. by on, upon) invoke; appeal to; request or require (called on us to be quiet).
14 tr. Cricket (of an umpire) disallow a ball from (a bowler).
15 tr. Cards specify (a suit or contract) in bidding.
16 tr. Sc. drive (an animal, vehicle, etc.).
--n.
1 a shout or cry; an act of calling.
2 a the characteristic cry of a bird or animal. b an imitation of this. c an instrument for imitating it.
3 a brief visit (paid them a call).
4 a an act of telephoning. b a telephone conversation.
5 a an invitation or summons to appear or be present. b an appeal or invitation (from a specific source or discerned by a person's conscience etc.) to follow a certain profession, set of principles, etc.
6 (foll. by for, or to + infin.) a duty, need, or occasion (no call to be rude; no call for violence).
7 (foll. by for, on) a demand (not much call for it these days; a call on one's time).
8 a signal on a bugle etc.; a signalling-whistle.
9 Stock Exch. an option of buying stock at a fixed price at a given date.
10 Cards a a player's right or turn to make a bid. b a bid made.
Idiom
at call = on call. call away divert, distract. call-box a public telephone box or kiosk. call-boy a theatre attendant who summons actors when needed on stage. call down
1 invoke.
2 reprimand. call forth elicit. call-girl a prostitute who accepts appointments by telephone.
call in tr.
1 withdraw from circulation.
2 seek the advice or services of. calling-card US = visiting-card. call in (or into) question dispute; doubt the validity of. call into play give scope for; make use of. call a person names abuse a person verbally.
call off
1 cancel (an arrangement etc.).
2 order (an attacker or pursuer) to desist. call of nature a need to urinate or defecate.
call out
1 summon (troops etc.) to action.
2 order (workers) to strike.
call-over
1 a roll-call.
2 reading aloud of a list of betting prices. call the shots (or tune) be in control; take the initiative. call-sign (or -signal) a broadcast signal identifying the radio transmitter used. call to account see ACCOUNT. call to mind recollect; cause one to remember.
call to order
1 request to be orderly.
2 declare (a meeting) open.
call up
1 reach by telephone.
2 imagine, recollect.
3 summon, esp. to serve in the army. call-up n. the act or process of calling up (sense 3).
on call
1 (of a doctor etc.) available if required but not formally on duty.
2 (of money lent) repayable on demand. within call near enough to be summoned by calling.
1 invoke.
2 reprimand. call forth elicit. call-girl a prostitute who accepts appointments by telephone.
call in tr.
1 withdraw from circulation.
2 seek the advice or services of. calling-card US = visiting-card. call in (or into) question dispute; doubt the validity of. call into play give scope for; make use of. call a person names abuse a person verbally.
call off
1 cancel (an arrangement etc.).
2 order (an attacker or pursuer) to desist. call of nature a need to urinate or defecate.
call out
1 summon (troops etc.) to action.
2 order (workers) to strike.
call-over
1 a roll-call.
2 reading aloud of a list of betting prices. call the shots (or tune) be in control; take the initiative. call-sign (or -signal) a broadcast signal identifying the radio transmitter used. call to account see ACCOUNT. call to mind recollect; cause one to remember.
call to order
1 request to be orderly.
2 declare (a meeting) open.
call up
1 reach by telephone.
2 imagine, recollect.
3 summon, esp. to serve in the army. call-up n. the act or process of calling up (sense 3).
on call
1 (of a doctor etc.) available if required but not formally on duty.
2 (of money lent) repayable on demand. within call near enough to be summoned by calling.
Etymology
OE ceallian f. ON kalla
THESAURUS
call
Angelus, Angelus bell, DDD, accompany, address, adjuration, adumbrate, alarm, alarum, allurement, animal noise, ante, ante up, antecedents, apostleship, apostrophize, appeal, appeal to, appraise, appreciate, approximate, ask, ask for, assemble, assess, attend, attractiveness, augur, awake, awaken, back, baptize, bark, barking, base, basis, battle cry, bawl, bay, beck, beck and call, bell, bellow, beseechment, bet, bet on, bid, bid come, biddance, bidding, bill, birdcall, blackmail, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, bugle call, busy signal, buzz, cackle, call, call away, call back, call down, call for, call forth, call in, call off, call on, call out, call together, call up, call upon, call-up, calling, calling forth, cancel, care of souls, carol, cast lots, castigate, caterwaul, causation, cause, cause and effect, caw, challenge, chastise, chatter, cheep, cheer, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, christen, chuck, cite, clack, claim, clamor, clang, class, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, collect, come by, come over, command, compulsory military service, conjure, conjure up, conscript, conscription, contribution, convene, convocation, convoke, coo, cover, croak, cronk, crow, cry, cry out, cuckoo, cut lots, cut the cards, define, demand, demand for, demand payment, denominate, denote, designate, determinant, determinative, dial, dial tone, direct distance dialing, discontinue, draft, draft call, drafting, drain, draw, draw lots, draw on, draw straws, drawing power, drop in, drum, dub, dun, duty, duty visit, element, elicit, engraved invitation, enlist, enlistment, enrollment, entitle, entreat, entreaty, estimate, etiology, evaluate, evocation, evoke, exact, exaction, excuse, extortion, extortionate demand, factor, fade, fetch, figure, forecast, form an estimate, formal visit, foundation, gabble, gaggle, gamble, game, gather, gauge, get, give a ring, give an appreciation, give tongue, give voice, gobble, good reason, ground, grounds, grunt, guess, guggle, hail, halloo, hang up, hazard, heavy demand, hold the phone, holler, hollo, holy orders, honk, hoo, hoot, howl, howling, hurrah, identify, imploration, imploring, imposition, impost, imprecation, impressment, indent, induction, insistent demand, inspire, invitation, invite, invocation, invocatory plea, invoice, invoke, issue an invitation, judge, justification, knock up, label, last post, lay, lay a wager, lay down, levy, listen in, local call, long distance, long-distance call, look in, look up, lot, low, lure, mad round, make a bet, make a call, make an estimation, mark, match coins, material basis, mating call, measure, meet a bet, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, mobile call, mobilization, moo, moose call, muster, muster up, name, necessity, need, neigh, nicker, nickname, nod, nonnegotiable demand, note, notice, notification, obligation, obsecration, obtestation, occasion, on call, on duty, option, order, order up, page, parlay, pass, pastorage, pastoral care, pastorate, peep, person-to-person call, petition, phone, phone call, pick up, pip, pipe, place, play, play against, play at dice, play the ponies, plea, plunge, pop in, portend, postpone, postulate, prayer, preconization, preconize, predict, presage, press, priesthood, priestship, principle, prize, prognosticate, prophesy, pule, pull, punt, put, put and call, quack, rabbinate, raffle off, rally, rallying cry, rank, rate, ready, reason, rebel yell, rebuke, recall, reckon, recruit, recruiting, recruitment, reprimand, reprove, request, require, required visit, requirement, requisition, reveille, right, ring, ring off, ring up, roar, rogation, roll, round up, rouse, run in, rush, rush order, sacred calling, scold, screak, scream, screech, seduction, see, selective service, send a statement, send after, send for, serve, shoot craps, shout, shriek, shrill, sing, social call, social round, social whirl, solicit, song, specify, speculate, sport, spread, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, stake, stand pat, station-to-station call, stimulus, stock option, straddle, strap, stridulation, strip, style, subpoena, substance, suit, summon, summon forth, summon up, summons, supplicate, supplication, tag, taps, tax, taxing, telephone, telephone call, term, the church, the cloth, the desk, the ministry, the pulpit, tinkle, title, toll call, toss, tribute, trill, troat, trumpet call, tweet, twit, twitter, ultimatum, ululate, ululation, upbraid, valuate, value, vaticinate, visit, visitation, visiting, vocation, vociferate, wager, wail, wake up, war cry, war whoop, warble, warning, warrant, whicker, whine, whinny, whistle, whoop, within call, woodnote, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowlROGET THESAURUS
call
Nomenclature
VB name, call, term, denominate designate, style, entitle, clepe, dub, christen, baptize, characterize, specify, define, distinguish by the name of, label, be called, take the name of, bean the name of, go by the name of, be known by the name of, go under the name of, pass under the name of, rejoice in the name of.Phrase
VB express, phrase, word, word it, give words to, give expression to, voice, arrange in words, clothe in words, put into words, express by words, couch in terms, find words to express, speak by the card, call, denominate, designate, dub.Motive
N motive, springs of action, wellsprings of action, reason, ground, call, principle, by end, by purpose, mainspring, primum mobile, keystone, the why and the wherefore, pro and con, reason why, secret motive, arriere pensee, intention, inducement, consideration, attraction, loadstone, magnet, magnetism, magnetic force, allectation, allective, temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery, bewitchment, bewitchery, charm, spell, fascination, blandishment, cajolery, seduction, seducement, honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple, persuasibility, persuasibleness, attractability, impressibility, susceptibility, softness, persuasiveness, attractiveness, tantalization, influence, prompting, dictate, instance, impulse, impulsion, incitement, incitation, press, instigation, provocation, inspiration, persuasion, suasion, encouragement, advocacy, exhortation, advice, solicitation, lobbyism, pull, incentive, stimulus, spur, fillip, whip, goad, ankus, rowel, provocative, whet, dram, bribe, lure, decoy, decoy duck, bait, trail of a red herring, bribery and corruption, sop, sop for Cerberus, prompter, tempter, seducer, seductor, instigator, firebrand, incendiary, Siren, Circe, agent provocateur, lobbyist, impulsive, motive, suasive, suasory, persuasive, persuasory, hortative, hortatory, protreptical, inviting, tempting suasive, suasory, seductive, attractive, fascinating, provocative, induced, disposed, persuadable, spellbound, instinct with, smitten with, infatuated, inspired, by, because, therefore, from this motive, from that motive, for this reason, for that reason, for, by reason of, for the sake of, count of, out of, from, as, forasmuch as, for all the world, on principle, fax mentis incendium gloriae, temptation hath a music for all ears, to beguile many and be beguiled by one.Advice
VB advise, counsel, give advice, give counsel, give a piece of advice, suggest, prompt, submonish, recommend, prescribe, advocate, exhort, enjoin, enforce, charge, instruct, call, call upon, dictate, expostulate, admonish, advise with, lay heads together, consult together, compare notes, hold a council, deliberate, be closeted with, confer, consult, refer to, call in, take advice, follow advice, be advised by, have at one's elbow, take one's cue from.Command
N command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm, bidding, dictum, hest, behest, call, beck, nod, despatch, dispatch, message, direction, injunction, charge, instructions, appointment, fixture, demand, exaction, imposition, requisition, claim, reclamation, revendication, ultimatum, request, requirement, dictation, dictate, mandate, caveat, decree, senatus consultum, precept, prescript, rescript, writ, ordination, bull, ex cathedra pronouncement, edict, decretal, dispensation, prescription, brevet, placit, ukase, ukaz, firman, hatti- sherif, warrant, passport, mittimus, mandamus, summons, subpoena, nisi prius, interpellation, citation, word, word of command, mot d'ordre, bugle call, trumpet call, beat of drum, tattoo, order of the day, enactment, plebiscite, commanding, authoritative, decretory, decretive, decretal, callable, jussive, in a commanding tone, by a stroke of the pen, by a dash of the pen, by order, at beat of drum, on the first summons, the decree is gone forth, sic volo sic jubeo, le Roi le veut, boutez en avant.Possession
N possession, seizin, seisin, ownership, occupancy, hold, holding, tenure, tenancy, feodality, dependency, villenage, villeinage, socage, chivalry, knight service, exclusive possession, impropriation, monopoly, retention, prepossession, preoccupancy, nine points of the law, corner, usucaption, future possession, heritage, inheritance, heirship, reversion, fee, seigniority, primogeniture, ultimogeniture, futures contract, warrant, put, call, option, right of first refusal, bird in hand, uti possidetis, chose in possession, possessing, worth, possessed of, seized of, master of, in possession of, usucapient, endowed with, blest with, instinct with, fraught with, laden with, charged with, possessed, on hand, by one, in hand, in store, in stock, in one's hands, in one's grasp, in one's possession, at one's command, at one's disposal, one's own, unsold, unshared, entbehre gern was du nicht hast, meum et tuum, tuum est.Deity
VB create, move, uphold, preserve, govern, atone, redeem, save, propitiate, mediate, predestinate, elect, call, ordain, bless, justify, sanctify, glorify Adj, almighty, holy, hallowed, sacred, divine, heavenly, celestial, sacrosanct, all-knowing, all-seeing, all-wise, omniscient, superhuman, supernatural, ghostly, spiritual, hyperphysical, unearthly, theistic, theocratic, anointed, soterial.Churchdom
VB call, ordain, induct, prefer, translate, consecrate, present, take orders, take the tonsure, take the veil, take vows.Sociality
N sociality, sociability, sociableness, social intercourse, consociation, intercourse, intercommunity, consortship, companionship, comradeship, clubbism, esprit de corps, conviviality, good fellowship, good company, joviality, jollity, savoir vivre, festivity, festive board, merrymaking, loving cup, hospitality, heartiness, cheer, welcome, welcomeness, greeting, hearty welcome, hearty reception, warm reception, urbanity, familiarity, good fellow, jolly fellow, bon enfant, bawcock, social circle, family circle, circle of acquaintance, coterie, society, company, social gathering, social reunion, assembly, barbecue, bee, corn-husking, corn-shucking, house raising, barn raising, husking, husking-bee, infare, party, entertainment, reception, levee, at, home, conversazione, soiree, matin_ee, evening party, morning party, afternoon party, bridge party, garden party, surprise party, kettle, kettle drum, partie carr_ee, dish of tea, ridotto, rout, housewarming, ball, festival, smoker, smoker-party, sociable, stag party, hen party, tamasha, tea-party, tea-fight, (amusement), the feast of reason and the flow of soul, birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve party, Thanksgiving Day Dinner, bonenkai, wedding reception, visiting, round of visits, call, morning call, interview, assignation, tryst, trysting place, appointment, club, sociable, companionable, clubbable, conversable, cosy, cosey, chatty, conversational, homiletical, convivial, festive, festal, jovial, jolly, hospitable, welcome, welcome as the roses in May, f=eted, entertained, free and easy, hall fellow well met, familiar, on visiting terms, acquainted, social, neighborly, international, gregarious, en famille, in the family circle, sans fa, arm in arm, a crowd is not company, be bright and jovial among your guests tonight, his worth is warrant for his welcome, let's be red with mirth, welcome the coming speed the parting guest.Duty
N duty, what ought to be done, moral obligation, accountableness, liability, onus, responsibility, bounden duty, imperative duty, call, call of duty, accountability, allegiance, fealty, tie engagement, part, function, calling, morality, morals, decalogue, case of conscience, conscientiousness, conscience, inward monitor, still small voice within, sense of duty, tender conscience, superego, the hell within, dueness, propriety, fitness, seemliness, amenability, decorum, to prepon, the thing, the proper thing, the right thing to do, the proper thing to do, ethics, ethology, deontology, aretology, moral philosophy, ethical philosophy, casuistry, polity, observance, fulfillment, discharge, performance, acquittal, satisfaction, redemption, good behavior, obligatory, binding, imperative, peremptory, stringent, behooving, incumbent on, chargeable on, under obligation, obliged by, bound by, tied by, saddled with, due to, beholden to, bound to, indebted to, tied down, compromised, in duty bound, amenable, liable, accountable, responsible, answerable, right, meet, moral, ethical, casuistical, conscientious, ethological, with a safe conscience, as in duty, bound, on one's own responsibility, at one's own risk, suo periculo, in foro conscientiae, quamdiu se bene gesserit, dura lex sed lex, dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, honos habet onus, leve fit quod bene fertur onus, loyaute m'oblige, simple duty bath no place for fear, stern daughter of the voice of God, there is a higher law than the Constitution.Evidence
VB be evidence, evince, show, betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence, testify, depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest, acknowledge, make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate), indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant, adduce, attest, cite, quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court, allege, plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book.Indication
N indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior.
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