calls
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Is calls a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of calls?
Definition
noun (English)
1. a telephone connectionExamples: "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"Synonyms: call, phone call, telephone call
2. a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular courseExamples: "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"Synonyms: Call
3. a loud utterance; often in protest or oppositionExamples: "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"Synonyms: call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
4. a demand especially in the phraseExamples: "the call of duty"Synonyms: call, claim
5. the characteristic sound produced by a birdExamples: "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"Synonyms: birdcall, birdsong, call, song
6. a brief social visitExamples: "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"Synonyms: call
verb (English)
1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name toExamples: "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"Synonyms: call, name
2. ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a qualityExamples: "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"Synonyms: call
3. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephoneExamples: "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"Synonyms: call, call up, phone, ring, telephone
4. utter a sudden loud cryExamples: "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"Synonyms: call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall
5. order, request, or command to comeExamples: "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"Synonyms: call, send for
6. pay a brief visitExamples: "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"Synonyms: call, call in, visit
Definition source: Wiktionary