call :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

call

n. a term used in communications for the action taken by the transmitting station to establish a connection with the receiving station in a dial-up network

call

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

call

n. 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

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

Call

n. 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

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

call

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

call

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

call option, call

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

call, claim

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

margin call, call

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

call, phone call, telephone call

n. 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"

cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

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

call

v. consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful"

call

v. 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"

call

v. 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"

call

v. challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact"

call

v. indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate"

call

v. rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"

name, call

v. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

call, call in

v. demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan"

address, call

v. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"

bid, call

v. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"

call, send for

v. order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

call, call off

v. give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

visit, call in, call

v. pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"

call, telephone, call up, phone, ring

v. 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"

predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise

v. make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"

There are no items for this category

command, bid, bidding, dictation

n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

beck

n. a beckoning gesture

summons

n. an order to appear in person at a given place and time

voucher

n. a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure

case

n. a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly"

debate, disputation, public debate

n. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

cry, yell

n. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

cheer

n. a cry or shout of approval

voice

n. something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression; "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"

Sung, Sung dynasty, Song, Song dynasty

n. the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

opinion, view

n. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

beckon, wave

v. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

whistle

v. utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"

trill

v. pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

beckon, wave

v. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

whistle

v. utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"

trill

v. pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

designate, denominate

v. assign a name or title to

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

orate

v. talk pompously

tackle, take on, come to grips with, undertake

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

venture, embark

v. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"

speculate

v. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"

prefigure

v. imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

theorize

v. form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"

gauge

v. mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"

envision, foresee

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

turn

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

talk, speak

v. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

convoke, convene

v. call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium"

raise

v. establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"

put option, put

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

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!