calls
UK/kɔːlz//kɔlz/
calls is the plural of call.
calls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call.
Meaning of call
Noun
call (countable and uncountable, plural calls)
- A cry or shout.
- He heard a call from the other side of the room.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- I had to yield to the call of the wild.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- I received several phone calls today.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- I made a call to Jim, but he didn’t answer.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- I paid a call to a dear friend of mine.
Phrases with calls
- calls in
- calls it
- calls to
- calls up
- ass calls
- calls for
- calls off
- calls out
- hog calls
- butt calls
- calls a go
- calls away
138 more phrasesFewer phrases
- calls back
- calls down
- calls over
- calls roll
- calls time
- calls upon
- chow calls
- cold calls
- drop calls
- duck calls
- duty calls
- flat calls
- hero calls
- jody calls
- last calls
- name calls
- open calls
- roll calls
- seet calls
- sick calls
- snap calls
- tail calls
- toll calls
- will calls
- wolf calls
- alarm calls
- altar calls
- booty calls
- calls a cab
- calls a lid
- calls ahead
- calls forth
- calls names
- calls round
- close calls
- crank calls
- ghost calls
- house calls
- party calls
- phone calls
- photo calls
- prank calls
- siren calls
- tough calls
- trunk calls
- video calls
- voice calls
- bootie calls
- calls a halt
- calls around
- cattle calls
- crying calls
- makeup calls
- margin calls
- mating calls
- missed calls
- nature calls
- pocket calls
- quorum calls
- safety calls
- smooth calls
- wakeup calls
- auction calls
- calls collect
- calls in sick
- calls it even
- calls to arms
- calls to mind
- calls to task
- casting calls
- clarion calls
- collect calls
- contact calls
- covered calls
- curtain calls
- hang-up calls
- phantom calls
- trumpet calls
- wake up calls
- wake-up calls
- calendar calls
- calls it a day
- calls it quits
- calls out sick
- calls the tune
- calls to order
- calls together
- courtesy calls
- earnings calls
- function calls
- judgment calls
- nuisance calls
- watering calls
- calls it stumps
- calls of nature
- calls the shots
- calls to action
- calls to prayer
- captain's calls
- judgement calls
- procedure calls
- telephone calls
- calls an audible
- calls into doubt
- calls it a night
- calls to account
- calls to the bar
- conference calls
- points and calls
- subroutine calls
- boatswain's calls
- reverse 911 calls
- calls off the dogs
- calls it half a day
- calls on the carpet
- calls a spade a spade
- calls onto the carpet
- calls someone's bluff
- calls a spade a shovel
- calls outta one's name
- calls someone's number
- remote procedure calls
- calls a shovel a shovel
- calls balls and strikes
- calls in the wilderness
- calls it an early night
- calls it as one sees it
- calls out of one's name
- phantom abandoned calls
- calls 'em as one sees 'em
- calls them as one sees them
- who pays the piper calls the tune
- calls someone every name in the book
- he who pays the piper calls the tune
- whoever pays the piper calls the tune
- calls a spade a spade, not a big spoon
- calls a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel
- calls someone everything but a child of God
Words that rhyme with calls
Questions about calls
- What is calls the plural of?
- Calls is the plural of call.
- How do you pronounce calls?
- Calls is pronounced /kɔːlz/ (UK).
Words near calls in the dictionary
Source and license
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