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housecalls

housecalls is the plural of housecall.

housecalls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of housecall.

Meaning of housecall

Verb

housecall (third-person singular simple present housecalls, present participle housecalling, simple past and past participle housecalled)

  1. To go from house to house, visiting people and trying to persuade them to a cause, especially on behalf of a labor union; to doorknock.
    • Overcoming racial and ethnic divisions starts by asking each other questions, housecalling together, going to events together— the practical experiences of building a union.1993, Labor Research Review - Issues 20-21, page 41

Questions about housecalls

What is housecalls the plural of?
Housecalls is the plural of housecall.

Words near housecalls in the dictionary

  1. housebuyers
  2. housebuying
  3. housecall
  4. housecalled
  5. housecalling
  6. housecalls
  7. housecar
  8. housecare
  9. housecarl
  10. housecarls
  11. housecars

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