Scrabble and Words with Friends

• CALL is a valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• CALL is a valid Words with Friends word worth 9 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• CALL is a 4 letter word containing the letters a, c, l, l.

Definitions

• call

  noun a telephone connection
  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

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• Call

  noun a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
  he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call

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• call

  noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

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• call

  noun a demand especially in the phrase
  the call of duty

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• call

  noun the characteristic sound produced by a bird

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• call

  noun 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

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• call

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

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• call

  noun a demand for a show of hands in a card game
  after two raises there was a call

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• call

  noun a request
  many calls for Christmas stories
  not many calls for buggywhips

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• call

  noun an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
  Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed

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• call

  noun a visit in an official or professional capacity
  the pastor's calls on his parishioners
  the salesman's call on a customer

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• call

  noun (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
  he was ejected for protesting the call

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• call

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

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• call

  verb assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

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• call

  verb ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
  He called me a bastard
  She called her children lazy and ungrateful

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• call

  verb get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
  I tried to call you all night
  Take two aspirin and call me in the morning

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• call

  verb utter a sudden loud cry

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• call

  verb order, request, or command to come
  She was called into the director's office
  Call the police!

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• call

  verb pay a brief visit
  The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens

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• call

  verb call a meeting; invite or command to meet
  The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'
  The new dean calls meetings every week

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• call

  verb read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
  Call roll

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• call

  verb send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
  Hawaii is calling!
  A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling

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• call

  verb utter a characteristic note or cry
  bluejays called to one another

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• call

  verb stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
  call a football game

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• call

  verb greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
  Call me Mister
  She calls him by first name

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• call

  verb make a stop in a harbour
  The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow

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• call

  verb demand payment of (a loan)
  Call a loan

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• call

  verb make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
  He called his trump

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• call

  verb give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

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• call

  verb indicate a decision in regard to
  call balls and strikes behind the plate

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• call

  verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
  Call the outcome of an election

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• call

  verb require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
  Call a bond

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• call

  verb challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
  He deserves to be called on that

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• call

  verb declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
  call a runner out

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• call

  verb lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
  Call ducks

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• call

  verb order or request or give a command for
  The unions called a general strike for Sunday

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• call

  verb order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
  He was already called 4 times for jury duty
  They called him to active military duty

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• call

  verb utter in a loud voice or announce
  He called my name
  The auctioneer called the bids

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• call

  verb challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
  call the speaker on a question of fact

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• call

  verb consider or regard as being
  I would not call her beautiful

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• call

  verb rouse somebody from sleep with a call
  I was called at 5 A.M. this morning

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• Lookup CALL using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Synonyms

Words that sound like 'call'

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