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call: The noun call has 13 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (9) call, phone call, telephone call -- (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") 2. (4) Call -- (a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call") 3. (3) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience") 4. (2) call, claim -- (a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty") 5. (1) birdcall, call, birdsong, song -- (the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age") 6. (1) call -- (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") 7. margin call, call -- (a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement) 8. call -- (a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call") 9. call -- (a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips") 10. call -- (an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed") 11. call -- (a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer") 12. call -- ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call") 13. call option, call -- (the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date) The verb call has 28 senses (first 10 from tagged texts) 1. (91) name, call -- (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader") 2. (51) call -- (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") 3. (38) call, telephone, call up, phone, ring -- (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") 4. (25) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me") 5. (25) call, send for -- (order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!") 6. (9) visit, call in, call -- (pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens") 7. (9) call -- (call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week") 8. (1) call -- (read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll") 9. (1) call -- (send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message; "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling") 10. (1) call -- (utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another") 11. call -- (stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game") 12. address, call -- (greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name") 13. call -- (make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow") 14. call, call in -- (demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan") 15. bid, call -- (make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump") 16. call, call off -- (give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance) 17. call -- (indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate") 18. predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise -- (make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election") 19. call -- (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond") 20. call -- (challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that") 21. call -- (declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out") 22. call -- (lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks") 23. call -- (order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday") 24. call -- (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") 25. call -- (utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids") 26. call -- (challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact") 27. call -- (consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful") 28. call -- (rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning") center: The noun center has 18 senses (first 12 from tagged texts) 1. (56) center, centre, middle, heart, eye -- (an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm") 2. (10) center field, centerfield, center -- (the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center") 3. (6) center, centre -- (a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research") 4. (5) center, centre, midpoint -- (a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure) 5. (3) kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty -- (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story") 6. (3) center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention -- (the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party") 7. (3) center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre -- (a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere") 8. (2) center -- (the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center") 9. (1) center -- ((basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team) 10. (1) center, snapper -- ((football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff") 11. (1) center, centre -- (a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers") 12. (1) center -- (politically moderate persons; centrists) 13. center -- ((ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team) 14. center, centre -- (the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering) 15. plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre -- (mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls") 16. center -- (the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game) 17. center -- ((American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback") 18. center -- (a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game) The verb center has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center -- (center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work") 2. (5) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet -- (direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies") 3. center, centre -- (move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered") The adj center has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) center, halfway, middle, midway -- (equally distant from the extremes) 2. center -- (of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually) |
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