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    CALL

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given dateplay

    Synonyms:

    call; call option

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    option (the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited)

    Holonyms ("call" is a part of...):

    span; straddle (the act of sitting or standing astride)

    Derivation:

    call (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    (sports) the decision made by an umpire or refereeplay

    Example:

    he was ejected for protesting the call

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    conclusion; decision; determination (the act of making up your mind about something)

    Domain category:

    athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

    Derivation:

    call (declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee)

    call (indicate a decision in regard to)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A visit in an official or professional capacityplay

    Example:

    the salesman's call on a customer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    visit (the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

    round ((often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order))

    Sense 4

    Meaning:

    A brief social visitplay

    Example:

    the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    visit (the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time)

    Derivation:

    call (pay a brief visit)

    Sense 5

    Meaning:

    A special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular courseplay

    Example:

    he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("Call" is a kind of...):

    disposition; inclination; tendency (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others)

    Derivation:

    call (order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role)

    Sense 6

    Meaning:

    A telephone connectionplay

    Example:

    he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call

    Synonyms:

    call; phone call; telephone call

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    telephone; telephony (transmitting speech at a distance)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

    call-back (a return call)

    collect call (a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for)

    call-in (a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program)

    crank call (a hostile telephone call (from a crank))

    local call (a telephone call made within a local calling area)

    long-distance call; long distance; trunk call (a telephone call made outside the local calling area)

    conference call (a telephone call in which more than two people participate)

    wake-up call (a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels))

    Derivation:

    call (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone)

    Sense 7

    Meaning:

    An instruction that interrupts the program being executedplay

    Example:

    Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    command; instruction; program line; statement ((computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

    supervisor call instruction; system call (an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor)

    function call (a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program)

    Sense 8

    Meaning:

    The characteristic sound produced by a birdplay

    Example:

    a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age

    Synonyms:

    birdcall; birdsong; call; song

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    animal communication (communication between animals (of the same species))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

    bell-like call (a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell)

    two-note call (a birdcall having two notes)

    Derivation:

    call (lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal)

    call (utter a characteristic note or cry)

    Sense 9

    Meaning:

    A loud utterance; often in protest or oppositionplay

    Example:

    the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience

    Synonyms:

    call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

    bird; boo; Bronx cheer; hiss; hoot; raspberry; razz; razzing; snort (a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt)

    yodel (a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto)

    shouting; yelling (uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement)

    battle cry; rallying cry; war cry; war whoop (a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle)

    whoop (a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement)

    scream; screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking (sharp piercing cry)

    noise (a loud outcry of protest or complaint)

    hosanna (a cry of praise or adoration (to God))

    hoot (a loud raucous cry (as of an owl))

    halloo (a shout to attract attention)

    clamor; clamoring; clamour; clamouring; hue and cry (loud and persistent outcry from many people)

    catcall (a cry expressing disapproval)

    blue murder (an extravagantly loud outcry)

    bellow; bellowing; holla; holler; hollering; hollo; holloa; roar; roaring; yowl (a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal))

    Derivation:

    call (utter a sudden loud cry)

    call (utter in a loud voice or announce)

    Sense 10

    Meaning:

    A requestplay

    Example:

    not many calls for buggywhips

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    asking; request (the verbal act of requesting)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

    recall (a call to return)

    Sense 11

    Meaning:

    A demand especially in the phraseplay

    Example:

    the call of duty

    Synonyms:

    call; claim

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    demand (an urgent or peremptory request)

    Sense 12

    Meaning:

    A demand for a show of hands in a card gameplay

    Example:

    after two raises there was a call

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    demand (an urgent or peremptory request)

    Holonyms ("call" is a part of...):

    card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

    Sense 13

    Meaning:

    A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirementplay

    Synonyms:

    call; margin call

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

    demand (an urgent or peremptory request)

    Derivation:

    call (demand payment of (a loan))

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they call  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it calls  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: called  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: called  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: calling  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Rouse somebody from sleep with a callplay

    Example:

    I was called at 5 A.M. this morning

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    arouse; awaken; rouse; wake; wake up; waken (cause to become awake or conscious)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Consider or regard as beingplay

    Example:

    I would not call her beautiful

    Classified under:

    Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

    Verb group:

    call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Challenge the sincerity or truthfulness ofplay

    Example:

    call the speaker on a question of fact

    Classified under:

    Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    challenge; dispute; gainsay (take exception to)

    Verb group:

    call (challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

    Sense 4

    Meaning:

    Utter in a loud voice or announceplay

    Example:

    The auctioneer called the bids

    Classified under:

    Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

    Verb group:

    call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    call (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

    caller (someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice)

    Sense 5

    Meaning:

    Order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, roleplay

    Example:

    They called him to active military duty

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    request (ask (a person) to do something)

    Verb group:

    call; send for (order, request, or command to come)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

    Derivation:

    Call (a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course)

    calling (the particular occupation for which you are trained)

    Sense 6

    Meaning:

    Order or request or give a command forplay

    Example:

    The unions called a general strike for Sunday

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    order (make a request for something)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Sense 7

    Meaning:

    Lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animalplay

    Example:

    Call ducks

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    entice; lure; tempt (provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion)

    Verb group:

    call (utter a characteristic note or cry)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    call (the characteristic sound produced by a bird)

    Sense 8

    Meaning:

    Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephoneplay

    Example:

    Take two aspirin and call me in the morning

    Synonyms:

    call; call up; phone; ring; telephone

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    telecommunicate (communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail)

    "Call" entails doing...:

    dial (operate a dial to select a telephone number)

    Verb group:

    call (send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message)

    Domain category:

    telephone; telephony (transmitting speech at a distance)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

    cell phone (call up by using a cellular phone)

    call in (make a phone call)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s somebody

    Sentence examples:

    Sam cannot call Sue

    They call


    Derivation:

    caller (the person initiating a telephone call)

    call (a telephone connection)

    Sense 9

    Meaning:

    Order, request, or command to comeplay

    Example:

    Call the police!

    Synonyms:

    call; send for

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    enjoin; order; say; tell (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority)

    Verb group:

    call (order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role)

    call (call a meeting; invite or command to meet)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

    call up; mobilise; mobilize; rally (call to arms; of military personnel)

    summon (ask to come)

    hail (call for)

    muster (call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.)

    lift (call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs)

    call in (summon to a particular activity or employment)

    call back; recall (summon to return)

    beep (call, summon, or alert with a beeper)

    cite; summon; summons (call in an official matter, such as to attend court)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP

    Sentence example:

    Sam cannot call Sue


    Also:

    call forth (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic)

    call forth (evoke or provoke to appear or occur)

    call up (call to arms; of military personnel)

    Derivation:

    caller (someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice)

    Sense 10

    Meaning:

    Declare in the capacity of an umpire or refereeplay

    Example:

    call a runner out

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    adjudge; declare; hold (declare to be)

    Verb group:

    call (indicate a decision in regard to)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody something

    Derivation:

    call ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee)

    Sense 11

    Meaning:

    Challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offenseplay

    Example:

    He deserves to be called on that

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    challenge; dispute; gainsay (take exception to)

    Verb group:

    call (challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

    Sentence example:

    Sam cannot call Sue


    Sense 12

    Meaning:

    Require the presentation of for redemption before maturationplay

    Example:

    Call a bond

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    ask; expect; require (consider obligatory; request and expect)

    Verb group:

    call; call in (demand payment of (a loan))

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

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

    Sense 13

    Meaning:

    Utter a sudden loud cryplay

    Example:

    I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me

    Synonyms:

    call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

    Verb group:

    call (utter in a loud voice or announce)

    call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

    screak; screech; skreak; skreigh; squawk (utter a harsh abrupt scream)

    howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl (emit long loud cries)

    pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)

    whoop (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm)

    halloo (shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention)

    hurrah (shout 'hurrah!')

    hollo (cry hollo)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s

    Also:

    call out (call out loudly, as of names or numbers)

    Derivation:

    call (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

    Sense 14

    Meaning:

    Make a prediction about; tell in advanceplay

    Example:

    Call the outcome of an election

    Synonyms:

    anticipate; call; forebode; foretell; predict; prognosticate; promise

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    guess; hazard; pretend; venture (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

    read (interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior)

    outguess; second-guess (attempt to anticipate or predict)

    augur (predict from an omen)

    bet; wager (maintain with or as if with a bet)

    calculate; forecast (predict in advance)

    prophesy; vaticinate (predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

    Sense 15

    Meaning:

    Ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a qualityplay

    Example:

    She called her children lazy and ungrateful

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    label (assign a label to; designate with a label)

    Verb group:

    call (consider or regard as being)

    be known as; call; know as; name (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to)

    call (read aloud to check for omissions or absentees)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

    brand; post (mark or expose as infamous)

    miscall; misname (assign in incorrect name to)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s somebody something

    Sense 16

    Meaning:

    Utter a characteristic note or cryplay

    Example:

    bluejays called to one another

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

    Verb group:

    call (lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

    Derivation:

    call (the characteristic sound produced by a bird)

    Sense 17

    Meaning:

    Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name toplay

    Example:

    The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader

    Synonyms:

    be known as; call; know as; name

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    label (assign a label to; designate with a label)

    Verb group:

    call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality)

    address; call (greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

    baptise; baptize; christen (administer baptism to)

    refer (use a name to designate)

    style; title (designate by an identifying term)

    dub; nickname (give a nickname to)

    rename (assign a new name to)

    entitle; title (give a title to)

    term (name formally or designate with a term)

    tag (provide with a name or nickname)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody something

    Sentence example:

    They call him "Bobby"


    Sense 18

    Meaning:

    Send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a messageplay

    Example:

    A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    telecommunicate (communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail)

    Verb group:

    call; call up; phone; ring; telephone (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone)

    Domain category:

    telecom; telecommunication ((often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something

    Sense 19

    Meaning:

    Read aloud to check for omissions or absenteesplay

    Example:

    Call roll

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    read (look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed)

    Verb group:

    call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Sense 20

    Meaning:

    Indicate a decision in regard toplay

    Example:

    call balls and strikes behind the plate

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    indicate (to state or express briefly)

    Verb group:

    call (declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee)

    Domain category:

    athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    call ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee)

    Sense 21

    Meaning:

    Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square danceplay

    Synonyms:

    call; call off

    Classified under:

    Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

    "Call" entails doing...:

    square dance (dance in formation)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    caller (a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance)

    Sense 22

    Meaning:

    Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of handsplay

    Example:

    He called his trump

    Synonyms:

    bid; call

    Classified under:

    Verbs of buying, selling, owning

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    play (participate in games or sport)

    Domain category:

    card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

    preempt (make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge)

    overbid (to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,)

    outbid (bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled)

    underbid (bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants)

    outcall (make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game)

    double (bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit))

    raise (bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    caller (the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands)

    Sense 23

    Meaning:

    Demand payment of (a loan)play

    Example:

    Call a loan

    Synonyms:

    call; call in

    Classified under:

    Verbs of buying, selling, owning

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    demand; exact (claim as due or just)

    Verb group:

    call (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

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

    callable (subject to a demand for payment before due date)

    Sense 24

    Meaning:

    Call a meeting; invite or command to meetplay

    Example:

    The new dean calls meetings every week

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    ask for; bespeak; call for; quest; request (express the need or desire for)

    Cause:

    assemble; foregather; forgather; gather; meet (collect in one place)

    Verb group:

    call; send for (order, request, or command to come)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    caller (the person who convenes a meeting)

    Sense 25

    Meaning:

    Pay a brief visitplay

    Example:

    The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens

    Synonyms:

    call; call in; visit

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    get together; meet (get together socially or for a specific purpose)

    Verb group:

    call (make a stop in a harbour)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

    see (go to see for professional or business reasons)

    see (go to see for a social visit)

    come by; drop by; drop in (visit informally and spontaneously)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

    Derivation:

    call (a brief social visit)

    caller (a social or business visitor)

    Sense 26

    Meaning:

    Make a stop in a harbourplay

    Example:

    The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    stop; stop over (interrupt a trip)

    Verb group:

    call; call in; visit (pay a brief visit)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s

    Sense 27

    Meaning:

    Greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or nameplay

    Example:

    She calls him by first name

    Synonyms:

    address; call

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    address; turn to (speak to)

    Verb group:

    be known as; call; know as; name (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody something

    Sense 28

    Meaning:

    Stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weatherplay

    Example:

    call a football game

    Classified under:

    Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

    Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

    defer; hold over; postpone; prorogue; put off; put over; remit; set back; shelve; table (hold back to a later time)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

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    Anemia characterized by the presence of unusually large erythroblasts in the bone marrow called megaloblasts.

    (Megaloblastic Anemia, NCI Thesaurus)

    Megace belongs to the group of hormones called progestins.

    (Megestrol acetate, NCI Dictionary)

    Megestrol belongs to the group of hormones called progestins.

    (Megestrol, NCI Dictionary)

    Rose later than usual. Lucy was languid and tired, and slept on after we had been called.

    (Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

    Also called MC1R and melanocortin 1 receptor.

    (Melanotropin receptor, NCI Dictionary)

    Judge Miller’s place, it was called.

    (The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

    “Why do you call to my remembrance,” I rejoined, circumstances of which I shudder to reflect, that I have been the miserable origin and author?

    (Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

    We turned back, on my humbly insinuating that it might be useful to me hereafter; and he told the clerk that the carrier had instructions to call for it at noon.

    (David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

    In his alarm and flurry, he threw the wood here and there about the floor, called and searched, but no cook was to be found.

    (Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

    The mother called them to her and comforted them, telling them not to bother White Fang.

    (White Fang, by Jack London)


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