call - noun

a telephone connection

a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

a demand especially in the phrase

the characteristic sound produced by a bird

a brief social visit

a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

a demand for a show of hands in a card game

a request

an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

a visit in an official or professional capacity

(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee

the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

call - verb

• assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
• get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
• utter a sudden loud cry
• order, request, or command to come
• pay a brief visit
• call a meeting; invite or command to meet
• read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
• send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
• utter a characteristic note or cry
• stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
• greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
• make a stop in a harbour
• demand payment of (a loan)
• make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
• give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
• indicate a decision in regard to
• make a prediction about; tell in advance
• require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
• challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
• declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
• lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
• order or request or give a command for
• order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
• utter in a loud voice or announce
• challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
• consider or regard as being
• rouse somebody from sleep with a call

call - thesaurus

address   anticipate   bid   birdcall   birdsong   claim   cry   forebode   foretell   holler   hollo   name   outcry   phone   predict   prognosticate   promise   ring   scream   shout   song   squall   telephone   visit   vociferation   yell