call
Ring them up
Call is a multi-faceted verb and noun.
Its many meanings have grown from its 12th century origins: a verb that meant “speak loudly so as to be heard at a distance.” The verb call retains this meaning, even though today we may think of it first in connection with the telephone.
The noun meanings of call all arise naturally from its verb definitions.
Vocal expression of emotion
announce · herald · proclamation · outcry · battle cry · rallying cry · war cry
Graduated circular indicator
- ringClosed curve shape
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
- landlineStationary wired telephone
- mobileCapable of movement
smartphone · cellular · receiver · handset · text · contact · roaming · long-distance
Signal to approach
- summonCall to appear
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
- pageNoble's young assistant
- conveneFormally gather together
muster · rally · assemble · subpoena · warrant · jury duty · attendance · draft
Avian vocalization
- birdsongAvian musical vocalizations
- howlProlonged mournful cry
- crowLarge black corvid
- cawCorvid vocalization
hoot · warble · chirp · loon · whale song · roar · screech · wildlife
Reasoned decision-making capacity
Urgent warning signal
- sirenWailing alert device
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- hornPointed animal headgear
- beaconGuiding light source
whistle · buzzer · alert · warning · bugle · reveille · taps · foghorn
Reason something exists
- missionPurpose-driven task
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
service · devotion · duty · ordination · seminary · divine · spiritual path
Available course of action
Routine health evaluation
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- drop-inUnscheduled brief visit
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
cry
Vocal expression of emotion
exclaim · announce · herald · proclamation · outcry · battle cry · rallying cry · war cry
dial
Graduated circular indicator
mobile · smartphone · cellular · receiver · handset · text · contact · roaming · long-distance · conference
beckon
Signal to approach
convene · muster · rally · assemble · subpoena · warrant · jury duty · attendance · draft · conscription
birdcall
Avian vocalization
caw · hoot · warble · chirp · loon · whale song · roar · screech · wildlife
judgment
Reasoned decision-making capacity
umpire · foul · strike · penalty · offsides · review · challenge
alarm
Urgent warning signal
beacon · whistle · buzzer · alert · warning · bugle · reveille · taps · foghorn · klaxon
purpose
Reason something exists
- missionPurpose-driven task
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- ministryClergy's work or state department
priesthood · service · devotion · duty · ordination · seminary · divine · spiritual path
option
Available course of action
exercise · strike price · premium · contract · expiration
checkup
Routine health evaluation
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- drop-inUnscheduled brief visit
- phone callRemote voice conversation
- call meRequest for phone contact
- call offWithdraw from happening
- close callDisaster narrowly averted
- called offStopped before happening
- call outPublicly confront or summon
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