call
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- noun
- /kɔl/
:
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- This is a mating call in another language.
- an alarm call
- hear calls
- call and response
You will hear that call as a Stanford student.
- You will hear that call as a Stanford student.
- They all had a rudimentary language for danger calls, mating calls, food.
- Basically, you bird by listening to calls, not not by visually recognizing.
- Probably when I heard my first child give that first call, first cry.
- So the males give this call much more much more often than females.
- Eating so food calls, reproduction, sex calls, mating calls, and danger calls.
- They used to like do this bird call and like sell drugs out the window.
- Because they created a language that went beyond danger calls, mating calls and food calls.
Examples
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Every year on this date, we offer a clarion call to Fester Addams.
Fiction book (1991) -
We've picked up a distress call.
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Probably when I heard my first child give that first call, first cry.
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Due to high call volume, we are currently unable to answer every call.
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So the males give this call much more much more often than females.
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When you're feeling more friendly, give us a call.
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There are several explanations for the unique calls depending on which expert you talk to.
Academic text (1995) -
Allison heard the siren movie call across the rocks and ruins of her life.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Just before 3 a.m., the Ranger's first mate transmitted a distress call: "Mayday, Mayday."
Academic text (2011) -
The bird's soft call echoed through the quiet forest, attracting the attention of other animals.
Synonyms
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A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling
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A loud call that an animal or person makes
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A loud, sudden shout made when you feel strong pain, anger or excitement
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1.0
Musical sounds that birds make to call others or attract mates
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2.6
Pleasant musical sounds that birds make, often in the morning
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7.8
A loud call to get someone's attention from a distance
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3.9
The sound a bird makes to communicate with other birds
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4.4
A short shout used to get someone's attention
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9.9
A loud shout to call dogs in a hunt or get someone's attention
A loud shout to get attention from far away
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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3.2
Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home
- Informal
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6.0
To speak clearly and honestly about something even if it is unpleasant
- Archaic
3
7.9
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
- Informal
2
6.3
Challenge someone to prove they are serious when you think they are not
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
- Offensive
Insult someone by saying 'maggot' to show they are worthless or lazy
Says that someone's application or request is rejected and ends the conversation
- Offensive
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or do not believe something
- Offensive
An informal rude phrase said to show surprise or not believe something
Compounds
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People call out a list of names to check who is present in a meeting, classroom or group
- Specialized
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A phone service that alerts you to a new call while you are on the phone
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4.3
A moment at the end of a show when actors return to the stage to thank the audience for applause
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1.0
A phone call made inside the same town or area, usually cheaper than a long-distance call
- Specialized
4
8.2
A demand from a broker for more money or stocks to bring an investment account to the required level
- Specialized
2
7.7
A contract that lets someone choose to buy something of value at a set price for a limited time
- Specialized
1
4.4
An instruction in a program that runs a small piece of code and then returns
- Specialized
1
3.4
A phone service that sends incoming calls to another phone number you choose
- Specialized
1
4.0
A code of letters and numbers on a library book that shows where it is on the shelf
- Specialized
1
5.9
A piece of code given to another function to run later when an action finishes
- Jargon
1
8.4
A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present
- Specialized
1
6.8
A request a program sends to the operating system to do a task like reading a file
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Call first meant a shout, so an animal's or person's call is the sound they make to get attention or send a message.