call

A time when you talk to someone by telephone

A phone call where more than two people talk, usually for work

A time when you speak with someone by phone

A talk between two or more people using a phone

Calling someone again after missing their call or message

A phone call made inside the same town or area, usually cheaper than a long-distance call

A short phone call to someone

To ask someone to phone you

To be in control and make the important decisions

Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home

Challenge someone to prove they are serious when you think they are not

To speak clearly and honestly about something even if it is unpleasant

Change plans quickly at the last minute when something goes wrong

To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others

Stop criticizing or attacking someone after being angry

To have control and make the main decisions

Make someone face consequences they cannot avoid

The first place you go to for help or information

Always ready to work or help, day and night

Says that someone's application or request is rejected and ends the conversation

Insult someone by saying 'maggot' to show they are worthless or lazy

To become a barrister and be officially allowed to work in court

A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something

To stop a meeting or discussion

To say that an idea is nonsense or not true

To stop working or playing and finish for now

To say you are foolish in a joking way

Say that an older woman is foolish or annoying in a mean way

To insult someone by saying they are a fool

To insult a man by saying he is like a woman in a hurtful way

A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or do not believe something

An informal rude phrase said to show surprise or not believe something

A time when you talk to someone by telephone

An event that makes people realize they must act or change what they do

A phone call where more than two people talk, usually for work

A time when you speak with someone by phone

A final chance to order drinks before a bar closes

A situation when something bad almost happens but is avoided

Calling someone again after missing their call or message

A signal sent by a ship, plane, or person to ask for urgent help

People call out a list of names to check who is present in a meeting, classroom or group

A woman who is paid to have sex and who arranges meetings by phone or online

A place where many people answer phone calls to help customers or take orders

A difficult choice when two options are equally hard

A phone call where the person who answers pays the cost

A phone service that alerts you to a new call while you are on the phone

A part of a radio or TV show when people phone to give their views

A phone conversation with someone in another area that costs extra

A telephone call made to annoy someone as a joke

Asking workers who were laid off to return to work

A strong appeal for people to take action for a cause

A moment at the end of a show when actors return to the stage to thank the audience for applause

An official order telling someone to report for military service

A phone call made inside the same town or area, usually cheaper than a long-distance call

A port where a ship stops during a journey away from home

A visit by a technician to fix or check equipment at a customer's place

A phone call arranged to wake someone at a set time

A strong clear request that makes people take action

A tempting offer that may harm or trick you

A time when people hear their names and receive letters or packages

A demand from a broker for more money or stocks to bring an investment account to the required level

A phone service that sends incoming calls to another phone number you choose

A public booth with a phone for making calls

A need to go to the toilet to pee or poo

A public statement blaming someone for wrong behavior

Artillery or aircraft attack a specific target after a unit asks for it

A short tune that someone plays on a bugle to signal a time or event

An instruction in a program that runs a small piece of code and then returns

A contract that lets someone choose to buy something of value at a set price for a limited time

A phone call to another city that costs more than a local call

A public challenge asking someone to fight or compete

A code of letters and numbers on a library book that shows where it is on the shelf

A set time when soldiers report to a medic if ill

A request a program sends to a server over a network to do a task

A loan the lender can ask to be paid back at any time

A piece of code given to another function to run later when an action finishes

A request a program sends to the operating system to do a task like reading a file

A phone call to a place outside your local area that usually costs more

A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present

A board backstage where actors and crew read notices and schedules

An Algerian extremist Islamist group that split from another militant group and tried to overthrow the government while supporting al-Qaeda

A bird sound that has two different notes played one after the other

A phone call to the police to report a problem or ask for help

A clear, musical bird sound like a small bell

A request in a program that runs inside the same process and is not sent to another computer

A short bell sound on a phone or app that signals a message

A code written on a book to show where it is on the library shelves

A numbered box in a post office where a person collects their mail

A look or signal asking someone to join you in bed

A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task