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  • 21call — /kɔl / (say kawl) verb (t) 1. to cry out in a loud voice. 2. (of a bird or other animal) to utter (its characteristic cry). 3. to announce; proclaim: to call a halt. 4. to read over (a roll or list) in a loud voice. 5. to attract the attention of …

  • 22call — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Angelus bell, DDD, accompany, address, adjuration, adumbrate, alarm, alarum, allurement, animal noise, ante, ante up, antecedents, apostleship, apostrophize, appeal, appeal to, appraise, appreciate,… …

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  • 23bugle — bu|gle [ˈbju:gəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: bugle horn instrument made from buffalo horn, bugle (13 16 centuries), from bugle buffalo (13 17 centuries), from Old French, from Latin buculus, from bos ox, cow ] a musical instrument like a… …

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  • 24call — [[t]kɔl[/t]] v. t. 1) to cry out in a loud voice: to call someone s name[/ex] 2) to summon or invite to come: to call a witness; to call the family to dinner[/ex] 3) to communicate or try to communicate with by telephone 4) to rouse from sleep,… …

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  • 25bugle — 1. n. & v. n. (also bugle horn) a brass instrument like a small trumpet, used esp. by huntsmen and for military signals. v. 1 intr. sound a bugle. 2 tr. sound (a note, a call, etc.) on a bugle. Derivatives: bugler n. buglet n. Etymology: ME, orig …

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  • 26call — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or animal) emit its characteristic note or cry. 2 tr. communicate or converse with by telephone or radio. 3 tr. a bring to one s presence by calling; summon (will… …

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  • 27Call — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or animal) emit its characteristic note or cry. 2 tr. communicate or converse with by telephone or radio. 3 tr. a bring to one s presence by calling; summon (will… …

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  • 28call — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hildecalla battle herald, Old High German kallōn to talk loudly, Old Church Slavic glasŭ voice Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to speak in a loud… …

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  • 29call up — Synonyms and related words: annoy, ape, appear like, approach, approximate, arouse, assemblage, assembly, awake, awaken, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, beat the drums, bid come, blow the coals, blow up, bring about, bring back, bring… …

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  • 30call — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cry, shout, yell; summon, bid; convoke, muster; choose, appoint, elect; name, designate; visit, interview. n. summons, demand; shout, yell; signal; impulse, urge; visit. See choice, assemblage,… …

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