Are you trying to hyphenate Calls? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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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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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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A loud utterance Often in protest or opposition The speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience |
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A demand especially in the phrase the call of duty |
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The characteristic sound produced by a bird A bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age |
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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 |
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Usually in the parlor of some residence |
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A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement |
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A demand for a show of hands in a card game After two raises there was a call |
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A request Many calls for Christmas stories Not many calls for buggywhips |
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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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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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(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee He was ejected for protesting the call |
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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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Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to They named their son David The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader |
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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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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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Utter a sudden loud cry She cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me |
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Order, request, or command to come She was called into the director's office Call the police! |
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Pay a brief visit The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens |
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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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Read aloud to check for omissions or absentees Call roll |
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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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Utter a characteristic note or cry Bluejays called to one another |
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Stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather Call a football game |
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Greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name He always addresses me with `Sir' Call me Mister She calls him by first name |
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Make a stop in a harbour The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow |
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Demand payment of (a loan) Call a loan |
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Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands He called his trump |
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Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance |
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Indicate a decision in regard to Call balls and strikes behind the plate |
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Make a prediction about Tell in advance Call the outcome of an election |
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Require the presentation of for redemption before maturation Call a bond |
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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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Declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee Call a runner out |
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Lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal Call ducks |
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Order or request or give a command for The unions called a general strike for Sunday |
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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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Utter in a loud voice or announce He called my name The auctioneer called the bids |
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Challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of Call the speaker on a question of fact |
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Consider or regard as being I would not call her beautiful |
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Rouse somebody from sleep with a call I was called at 5 A.M. this morning |