Scrabble & Words with friends points
- call is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
- call is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
- call is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9
Definition of call
- assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to (verb)
Synonyms
- be known as
- know as
- name
- make a prediction about; tell in advance (verb)
Synonyms
- anticipate
- forebode
- foretell
- predict
- prognosticate
- promise
- order, request, or command to come (verb)
Examples
- She was called into the director's office
Synonyms
- send for
- utter a sudden loud cry (verb)
Synonyms
- cry
- holler
- hollo
- scream
- shout
- shout out
- squall
- yell
- pay a brief visit (verb)
Examples
- The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
Synonyms
- call in
- visit
- the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date (noun)
Synonyms
- call option
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement (noun)
Synonyms
- margin call
- a demand especially in the phrase (noun)
Examples
- the call of duty
Synonyms
- claim
- a telephone connection (noun)
Examples
- 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
Synonyms
- phone call
- telephone call
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition (noun)
Synonyms
- cry
- outcry
- shout
- vociferation
- yell
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name (verb)
Examples
- She calls him by first name
Synonyms
- address
- demand payment of (a loan) (verb)
Synonyms
- call in
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance (verb)
Synonyms
- call off
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (verb)
Examples
- I tried to call you all night
- Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
Synonyms
- call up
- phone
- ring
- telephone
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird (noun)
Synonyms
- birdcall
- birdsong
- song
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands (verb)
Examples
- He called his trump
Synonyms
- bid
- a brief social visit (noun)
Examples
- 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 for a show of hands in a card game (noun)
Examples
- after two raises there was a call
- an instruction that interrupts the program being executed (noun)
Examples
- Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed
- a request (noun)
Examples
- many calls for Christmas stories
- not many calls for buggywhips
- ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality (verb)
Examples
- He called me a bastard
- She called her children lazy and ungrateful
- a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course (noun)
- a visit in an official or professional capacity (noun)
Examples
- the pastor's calls on his parishioners
- the salesman's call on a customer
- call a meeting; invite or command to meet (verb)
Examples
- The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'
- The new dean calls meetings every week
- challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense (verb)
Examples
- He deserves to be called on that
- challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of (verb)
Examples
- call the speaker on a question of fact
- consider or regard as being (verb)
Examples
- I would not call her beautiful
- declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee (verb)
Examples
- call a runner out
- indicate a decision in regard to (verb)
Examples
- call balls and strikes behind the plate
- lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal (verb)
- make a stop in a harbour (verb)
Examples
- The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow
- order or request or give a command for (verb)
Examples
- The unions called a general strike for Sunday
- order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role (verb)
Examples
- He was already called 4 times for jury duty
- They called him to active military duty
- read aloud to check for omissions or absentees (verb)
- require the presentation of for redemption before maturation (verb)
- rouse somebody from sleep with a call (verb)
Examples
- I was called at 5 A.M. this morning
- send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message (verb)
Examples
- Hawaii is calling!
- A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling
- (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee (noun)
Examples
- he was ejected for protesting the call
- stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather (verb)
Examples
- call a football game
- utter a characteristic note or cry (verb)
Examples
- bluejays called to one another
- utter in a loud voice or announce (verb)
Examples
- He called my name
- The auctioneer called the bids
See definition of call in Merriam Webster