calls


Meanings

  • a telephone connection;
    • "she reported several anonymous calls"
  • 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;
    • "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"
  • 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;
    • "many calls for Christmas stories"
    • "not many calls for buggywhips"
  • an instruction that interrupts the program being executed;
    • "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
  • a visit in an official or professional capacity;
    • "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"
  • (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
  • 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;
    • "The new dean calls meetings every week"
  • 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;
    • "She calls him by first 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;


Scrabble Score: 7

calls is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

calls is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

calls is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

calls is a valid Words With Friends word