caliphate
— Noun
– English
~ the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; "their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"
caliphate
— Noun
– English
~ the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
calisaya
— Noun
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~ Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
calisthenics
— Noun
– English
~ the practice of calisthenic exercises; "calisthenics is recommended for general good health"
calisthenics
— Noun
– English
~ light exercises designed to promote general fitness; "several different calisthenics were illustrated in the video"
calk
— Noun
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~ a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
calkin
— Noun
– English
~ a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
call box
— Noun
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~ a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
Call
— Noun
– English
~ a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
call
— Noun
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~ the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
call
— Noun
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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"
call
— Noun
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~ 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"
call
— Noun
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~ a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"
call
— Noun
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~ the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
call
— Noun
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~ an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
call
— Noun
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~ a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer"
call box
— Noun
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~ booth for using a telephone
call
— Noun
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~ a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
call-board
— Noun
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~ a bulletin board backstage in a theater
call
— Noun
– English
~ a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"