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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anticipate, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise |
| Type of | hazard, venture, guess, pretend |
| Has types | prophesy, wager, vaticinate, augur, bet, calculate, forecast, second-guess, outguess, read |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell |
| Type of | let loose, let out, emit, utter |
| Has types | pipe, hollo, screech, halloo, screak, shriek, shrill, skreak, skreigh, squawk, howl, hurrah, roar, ululate, wail, pipe up, whoop, yaup, yawl |
| Verb group | call out, outcry, exclaim, cry, shout, cry out |
call::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | call option |
| Type of | option |
call::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | margin call |
| Type of | demand |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | phone call, telephone call |
| Type of | telephone, telephony |
| Has types | trunk call, local call, long distance, long-distance call, collect call, conference call, crank call, call-in, call-back, wake-up call |
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.
call::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell |
| Type of | utterance, vocalization |
| Has types | hosanna, bellow, bellowing, bird, blue murder, boo, bronx cheer, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, halloo, hiss, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, hoot, hue and cry, noise, rallying cry, raspberry, razz, razzing, roar, roaring, scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shouting, shriek, shrieking, snort, war cry, war whoop, whoop, yelling, yodel, yowl, battle cry |
call::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | call off |
| Derivation | caller |
call::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | call up, phone, ring, telephone |
| Type of | telecommunicate |
| Has types | call in, cell phone |
| Derivation | caller |
I tried to call you all night.
Take two aspirin and call me in the morning.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | birdcall, birdsong, song |
| Type of | animal communication |
| Has types | bell-like call, two-note call |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | 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.
call::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | program line, statement, command, instruction |
| Has types | supervisor call instruction, function call, system call |
Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed.
call::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | inclination, tendency, disposition |
call::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | request |
| Verb group | send for |
| Derivation | calling |
He was already called 4 times for jury duty.
They called him to active military duty.
call::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | read |
call::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | telecommunicate |
| Verb group | phone, telephone, ring, call up |
Hawaii is calling!.
A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling.
call::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | determination, conclusion, decision |
he was ejected for protesting the call.
Examples of call
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Group number one is what we call a low risk of recurrence, or favorable patient.
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The company's recorded messages sometimes tried to hide the purpose of the call.
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One of the witnesses prosecutors were prepared to call at trial was Swyres'wife.
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Yet the 8-1 decision indicates that, in some ways, this was not so tough a call.
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Call this one a guilty pleasure, or just an enjoyable escape for a couple hours.
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Some nights the siren call of popcorn was worth the prospect of a little danger.
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The clarion call from challengers is that change is needed in these tough times.
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That call from the show set off a whirlwind of trying to get ready for the trip.
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Some celebrities slap on Spanx and sequins and call themselves red carpet ready.
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- 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"
- 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"
- A special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
- 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"
- Cry: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
- 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"
- Call is a rock band from Lahore, Pakistan, formed by Zulfiqar J. Khan, Danish J. Khan, Khurram J. Khan and Omer Pervaiz. In 1996, the band's guitarist, Omer Pervaiz left to concentrate on his solo project, Naqsh and the band bassist, Shahzad Hameed, left to pursuit his own solo project. ...
- In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing. ...
- In computer science and telecommunications a call is: * Any attempt to set up a telecommunication circuit * A unit of traffic measurement * The actions performed by a call originator * A telephone calln* The action of bringing a computer program, subroutine, or variable into effect; usually by ...
