to call

To give a word people use to identify someone or something

To describe someone with a single word or short term

To give a name to a book, film, or work of art

To give a name, often an official title, to someone or something

To call something by a particular name

To give an informal name to a person, place, or thing that shows something about it

To call a person or thing by a particular name

To give someone or something a name, often a short nickname

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

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

To have control and make the main decisions

Stop criticizing or attacking someone after being angry

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

Make someone face consequences they cannot avoid

The first place you go to for help or information

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

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

To insult someone by saying they are a fool

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

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

Always ready to work or help, day and night

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

Phone someone who called you earlier

Ask people in public to give or do something

Need something because the situation makes it necessary

Decide to stop an activity and finish for now

To phone someone

Ask someone to come in to help, often an expert or worker

To ask someone to take action or give information, often in a meeting

Phone 911 in the United States and Canada to get immediate help from police, fire, or ambulance

To say something loudly so people can hear

Phone a place like an office or radio show to give information

To describe yourself using a certain name or title

To decide what to do in an important situation

To phone someone

To cancel a planned event or activity

Publicly criticize a person or group for bad actions

To challenge someone to explain or defend what they said

To ask loudly for help in an emergency

To stop working for the rest of the day

Ask for something back, for example a product or loan

To visit someone briefly for a purpose

To stop doing something because you cannot continue or feel you have done enough

To say that something may not be true or right

To make people notice something important

To order someone to start military service

Ask someone to return after they have left

To make a file or information appear for use

To make a memory or image appear in your mind

To mention something for discussion in a meeting or court

Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people

To officially start a meeting by asking people to be quiet

Say someone is rude or mean to hurt their feelings

To stop at a port or station during a journey

Remember something from the past

Run a piece of code you gave earlier when an event happens

Make someone explain what they did and take responsibility

Fail to answer a phone call before it stops ringing

To tell dancers the next movements during a square dance

Phone someone to ask for help about a problem

To ask people or groups for help when you need it

Pay a short, often unplanned visit to someone

To say someone is not brave to make them feel bad

Tell someone publicly that they did something wrong

Phone the emergency number 999 in the United Kingdom

Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong

To read a list of names aloud to check who is present

Ask a spirit or magic power to come and act

Challenge someone to a duel because of an insult

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 situation when something bad almost happens but is avoided

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 phone call where the person who answers pays the cost

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

A difficult choice when two options are equally hard

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

Calling someone again after missing their call or message

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

A phone conversation with someone in another area that costs extra

A strong appeal for people to take action for a cause

A final chance to order drinks before a bar closes

An official order telling someone to report for military service

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

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

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

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

A phone call arranged to wake someone at a set time

A strong clear request that makes people take action

A telephone call made to annoy someone as a joke

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

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

A tempting offer that may harm or trick you

A need to go to the toilet to pee or poo

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

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

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

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

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

Asking workers who were laid off to return to work

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A set time when soldiers report to a medic if ill

A clear, musical bird sound like a small bell

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

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

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 public booth with a phone for making calls

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

A board backstage where actors and crew read notices and schedules

A public challenge asking someone to fight or compete

A public statement blaming someone for wrong behavior

A look or signal asking someone to join you in bed

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

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

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

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

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