call
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- noun
- /kɔl/
- This is a mating call in another language.
- an alarm call
- hear calls
- call and response
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Watch on YouTubeYou 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 call that an animal or person makes
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A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling
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A loud, sudden shout made when you feel strong pain, anger or excitement
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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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4.4
A short shout used to get someone's attention
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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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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
28
6.3
Challenge someone to prove they are serious when you think they are not
- Informal
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To speak clearly and honestly about something even if it is unpleasant
- Archaic
4
7.9
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
Says that someone's application or request is rejected and ends the conversation
- Offensive
1
9.9
Insult someone by saying 'maggot' to show they are worthless or lazy
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
- 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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2.6
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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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
3
3.4
A phone service that sends incoming calls to another phone number you choose
- Specialized
2
4.4
An instruction in a program that runs a small piece of code and then returns
- 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
4.0
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
- Specialized
1
6.8
A request a program sends to the operating system to do a task like reading a file
- Jargon
1
8.4
A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present
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9.9
An Algerian extremist Islamist group that split from another militant group and tried to overthrow the government while supporting al-Qaeda
- Specialized
1
8.1
A bird sound that has two different notes played one after the other
- Specialized
1
3.7
A request in a program that runs inside the same process and is not sent to another computer
- 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.