calls

Rings someone up

Calls is the plural of call and the third-person singular verb form.

A call is a vocal summons, a telephone conversation, or a decision: The ref made a bad call.

To call is to shout, phone, or name: They call him Skip.

Someone who calls the shots makes decisions.

A close call is a narrow escape.

She calls her mother every Sunday.

shout

yell

Speak very loudly

holler · exclaim · cry out · howl · whoop · clamor · hail · beckon · summon · alert

telephone

dial

Graduated circular indicator

handset · voicemail · payphone · cordless · operator · extension · switchboard · redial · roaming · hold

animal

birdsong

Avian musical vocalizations

  • howlProlonged mournful cry
  • crowLarge black corvid
  • cawCorvid vocalization

chirp · warble · hoot · screech · bellow · bugle · trumpeting · whale song · bark · roar

signal

alarm

Urgent warning signal

  • sirenWailing alert device
  • beaconGuiding light source
  • hornPointed animal headgear

bell · whistle · bugle · reveille · taps · alert · warning · distress · all-clear

decision

judgment

Reasoned decision-making capacity

referee · umpire

summon

subpoena

Writ requiring testimony

rally · draft · conscription · jury duty

vocation

destiny

Predetermined course of events

priesthood · life's work

Categories
Opposites
vocal volume/audibility

callswhispers

Speaks very quietly

murmurs · mutters · mumbles · hushes · breathes

communication medium

callstexts

Digital short messages

emails · writes · messages · types · letters

summoning/naming action

callsdismisses

Terminates or rejects

sends away · banishes · repels · releases · excuses

Phrases
Family

call, calling, called, caller, recalls, uncalled, miscall, callable, recallable

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G