call

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  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    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"

  • February 9. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    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"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    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"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"

  • February 27. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    call noun english

    the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date