English words: call house to calmative

English words call house to calmative

1. call house noun: A brothel.
2. call in adjective, noun, verb: To communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
3. call-in show noun: In television or radio programming, a type of talk show in which a host and one or more guests sometimes converse with members of the listening or viewing...
4. call in sick verb: To inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness.
5. call in the wilderness noun: Synonym of voice in the wilderness.
6. call into doubt verb: Synonym of call into question.
7. call into question verb: To cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.
8. call it verb: To call it a day.
9. call it a day verb: To cease an activity.
10. call it a night verb: To go to bed to sleep.
11. call it an early night verb: To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.
12. call it as one sees it verb: To speak frankly about a given topic, not withholding one's opinions.
13. call it even verb: To declare debts resolved or favors or other exchange equitable.
14. call it half a day verb: Synonym of call it a day.
15. call it quits verb: To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time.
16. call it square verb: To pronounce a debt or obligation to have been paid, balanced, or ended.
17. call it stumps verb: To decide to end an activity; to call it a day.
18. call leaf noun: a leaf folded and used in the mouth as a vibrating reed to imitate bird calls
19. call-letter adjective: Pertaining to call letters.
20. call letters noun: Call sign.
21. call liquor noun: Any branded liquor at a bar, available to customers who specifically request it, as opposed to the generic well liquor.
22. call loan noun: A loan, typically secured by shares, that is repayable on demand.
23. call money noun: Money that is loaned by a financial institution and is recallable on demand.
24. call money rate noun: The rate at which short term funds are borrowed and lent in the money market.
25. call names verb: To use abusive or insulting language; to engage in name-calling.
26. call note noun: The note naturally used by a male bird to call a female. It is artificially applied by birdcatchers as a decoy.
27. call number noun: An identification number, usually consisting of a combination of numbers and characters, used to identify and locate materials within a library; the...
28. call of duty noun: What one's duty obliges one to do.
29. call of nature noun: The bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
30. call of the wild noun: An urge to leave civilization and live in isolation in the wilderness.
31. call off noun, verb: To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
32. call off the dogs verb: To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.
33. call office noun: A room, kiosk or other facility allowing members of the public to place telephone calls for a fee; a precursor of the telephone box.
34. call on verb: To visit (a person); to pay a call to.
35. call on the carpet verb: To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
36. call onto the carpet verb: Alternative form of call on the carpet.
37. call option noun: An option to buy a stated quantity of an asset or financial product, such as stock, at a stated price (the strike price), on a stated future date (or range...
38. call originator noun: The person or machine placing a call to another subscriber on a telephone network.
39. call out noun, verb: To specify, especially in detail.
40. call-out culture noun: Alternative spelling of callout culture.
41. call out of one's name verb: To call someone by a name other than their actual name; to misname.
42. call out sick verb: Synonym of call in sick.
43. call outta one's name verb: Alternative form of call out of one's name.
44. call over verb: To ask (someone) to come to one's location, especially when raising one's voice towards someone within earshot.
45. call point noun: A device consisting of a button that activates the fire alarm when the button is pushed.
46. call premium noun: The amount over par value an issuer must pay to redeem a callable bond on a call date.
47. call rate noun: The interest rate on a call loan.
48. call-response noun: Alternative form of call and response.
49. call roll verb: To make a roll call; to take attendance.
50. call round verb: To pay a short visit.
51. call screening noun: The process of evaluating the characteristics of a telephone call before a conversation. Some methods may include
52. call sheet noun: The production schedule for a single day, detailing every scene to be filmed, and who is needed for each of those scenes.
53. call-shy adjective: Of an animal, not responsive to imitated calls made by a hunter.
54. call sign noun: A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
55. call site noun: The section of code from which another section is called.
56. call someone every name in the book verb: To call someone many abusive names.
57. call someone everything but a child of God verb: To call someone many abusive names.
58. call someone's bluff verb: To take action on the basis that another person is bluffing.
59. call someone's number verb: To be assigned to carry the ball at the start of a play.
60. call stack noun: A stack that stores details of the functions called by a program in sequence, so that each function can return on completion to the code that called it.
61. call the ball verb: When landing on a US aircraft carrier: to sight the lights from the multi-colored optical landing system that shows a pilot to be on the correct approach...
62. call the fire brigade phrase: Call the emergency service to extinguish a fire.
63. call the fire department phrase: Call the emergency service that specializes in extinguishing fires.
64. call the police phrase: Use a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer.
65. call the question verb: To end a period of debate on an issue by requiring a decision to be made with respect to that issue.
66. call the shots verb: To make the decisions; to be in charge; to give orders.
67. call the tune verb: Synonym of call the shots.
68. call them as one sees them verb: Alternative form of call it as one sees it.
69. call time noun, verb: To announce the closing of a pub for the day.
70. call to verb: To tempt (someone or something); to beckon; to be difficult to resist.
71. call to account verb: To challenge or contest; to hold answerable for something.
72. call to action noun: An appeal for action.
73. call to arms noun: An appeal to fight or to engage in conflict.
74. call to mind verb: To intentionally think about; to reflect upon.
75. call to order verb: To formally signal the start of (a meeting or function or assembly or court).
76. call to prayer noun: A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies, broadcast from the mosques, to mark out the ordained occasions for worship.
77. call to task verb: Alternative form of take to task.
78. call to the bar noun, verb: Admission to practice in the courts.
79. call together verb: To request that (certain people) assemble; to gather (certain people) for a meeting.
80. call tree noun: A hierarchical communication structure used to rapidly notify a group of people during emergencies or critical events.
81. call up noun, verb: To retrieve from personal or computer memory.
82. call upon verb: Alternative form of call on (certain senses).
83. call value noun: The amount that must be paid by the issuer to a bondholder to call the bond before its maturity.
84. call waiting noun: A telephone service allowing a subscriber to accept a second incoming call by placing an ongoing call on hold, and to switch between such calls.
85. call-with-current-continuation noun: A programming language operation that captures the current state of execution (the continuation) and provides it as a function that can be invoked to return...
86. calla noun: A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
87. calla lily noun: A common name for certain flowering plants in the genus Zantedeschia; not related to either the genus Calla or the true lilies (Liliaceae)
88. callability noun: The state or condition of being callable.
89. callable adjective, noun: That can be called.
90. callable bond noun: A bond that can be called (redeemed) by the issuer prior to its maturity, on certain call dates, at call prices. On the call dates, the issuer has the...
91. Callaeci noun: Alternative spelling of Gallaeci.
92. callaeid noun: Any bird in the family Callaeidae.
93. Callafan noun: A fan of the English singer Sam Callahan.
94. Callaghan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
95. callaghanite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
96. Callaham proper noun: A surname from Irish.
97. Callahan proper noun /ˈkæləhæn/: A surname from Irish.
98. callaloo noun /kæləˈluː/: Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
99. callalou noun: Alternative spelling of callaloo.
100. Callan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
101. Callanan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
102. Callander proper noun: A small town in Stirling council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN6307).
103. callant noun: lad, boy
104. callanthiid noun: Any fish in the family Callanthiidae.
105. Callao proper noun: The largest port city of Peru.
106. Callard proper noun: A surname.
107. callaria noun: water-arum
108. callathump noun: Alternative form of callithump.
109. callawapore noun: A blue and white calico fabric from Madras.
110. Callaway proper noun /ˈkæləweɪ/: A surname.
111. callback noun: The return of a situation to a previous position or state; a reference to such a position or state.
112. callback hell noun: The situation (chiefly in JavaScript) where callbacks are nested within other callbacks several levels deep, making it difficult to understand and maintain...
113. callboard noun: A telephone switchboard.
114. callbook noun: A directory of radio station call signs.
115. callbox noun: Alternative form of call box.
116. callboy noun: A male prostitute.
117. Callcott proper noun: A surname.
118. called adjective, verb /kɔːld/: Having been called.
119. called to straw adjective: Pregnant.
120. callee noun: The person who is called by the caller (on the telephone).
121. Callegari proper noun: A surname from Italian.
122. Calleja proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
123. Callejas proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
124. Callen proper noun: A surname from Irish.
125. Callender proper noun: A surname originating as an occupation.
126. Callens proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
127. calleoon noun: Alternative form of caleeoon.
128. caller noun /ˈkɔːlə/: The person who makes a telephone call.
129. Caller I.D. noun: Alternative form of caller ID.
130. Caller ID noun: The telephone number and/or name of the originator of an incoming telephone call, displayed on the screen of the telephone or other electronic device...
131. caller identification noun: caller ID.
132. Callery proper noun: A surname.
133. Callery pear noun: Pyrus calleryana, a species of pear tree native to China and Vietnam, in the family Rosaceae.
134. callet noun, verb /ˈkælət/: A trull or prostitute.
135. Calley proper noun: A surname.
136. callgirl noun: Alternative spelling of call girl.
137. callgraph noun: Alternative spelling of call graph.
138. calli noun, prefix: beautiful
139. callianassid noun: Any crustacean in the family Callianassidae.
140. calliandra noun: A flowering plant of the genus Calliandra.
141. calliaphone noun: Synonym of calliope.
142. Callias proper noun /ˈkæliəs/: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
143. callibogus noun: A mixed drink, consisting of rum, molasses, and spruce beer.
144. callicarpa noun: Any member of the species of genus Callicarpa of shrubs and small trees, the beautyberries.
145. callicarpenal noun: A compound derived from Callicarpa americana that can be used as a mosquito repellent.
146. callichthyid noun: Any catfish in the family Callichthyidae.
147. Callicoon proper noun: A town in Sullivan County, New York, United States.
148. callid adjective: cunning or shrewd; crafty.
149. callidin noun: Alternative form of kallidin.
150. callidity noun: craftiness, cunning
151. callidulid noun: Any moth in the family Callidulidae.
152. Callie proper noun: A female given name.
153. Callier proper noun: A surname from Old French.
154. calliferous adjective /kəˈlɪfəɹəs/: Bearing or producing calluses.
155. calligraffiti noun /kəˌlɪɡ.ɹəˈfiː.ti/: Beautiful or masterfully made graffiti.
156. calligram noun /ˈkæl.ɪˌɡɹæm/: A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
157. calligramme noun: Alternative form of calligram.
158. calligraph verb /ˈkælɪɡɹæf/: To write using calligraphy.
159. calligrapher noun /kəˈlɪɡɹəfɚ/: one who practices calligraphy
160. calligraphic adjective /ˌkælɪˈɡɹæfɪk/: Of or pertaining to calligraphy.
161. calligraphic projection noun: A system for displaying or projecting an image composed of a beam of light or electrons directly tracing the image, as opposed to sweeping in raster order...
162. calligraphical adjective: Alternative form of calligraphic.
163. calligraphically adverb: in a calligraphic manner: using calligraphy
164. calligraphics noun: Work produced in the form of calligraphy.
165. calligraphist noun: calligrapher
166. calligraphy noun /kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/: The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
167. Callihan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
168. Callimachan adjective: Alternative form of Callimachean.
169. Callimachean adjective: Of or relating to Callimachus (c. 310 – c. 240 BC), an ancient Greek poet, scholar and librarian who was active in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC.
170. Callimacheanism noun: The aesthetic philosophy of the ancient Greek poet Callimachus, favoring refined works dealing with small-scale topics over large and prominent ones.
171. Callimachian adjective: Alternative form of Callimachean.
172. Callimachus proper noun: An ancient Greek poet
173. callimico noun: Goeldi's marmoset
174. callimiconid noun: A monkey in the family Callimiconidae, now considered to be part of the family Callitrichidae; a Goeldi's marmoset.
175. callin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of calling.
176. calling noun, verb /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/: A strong urge (to do some particular thing with or in one's life, for example to become religious, to help the poor, or to be an entertainer).
177. calling bell noun: Any bell used to get someone's attention.
178. calling card noun: A small printed card which identifies the bearer, traditionally presented for introduction when making a social visit to a home or when attending a formal...
179. calling crab noun: fiddler crab
180. calling name noun: The name associated with the telephone number or similar identifier of a caller.
181. calling over noun, verb: The calling of names of pupils in a class as they confirm their attendance by responding.
182. calling party noun: A person, or machine, that initiates a phonecall
183. callingly adverb: So as to call or summon
184. Callington proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX3669).
185. callionymid noun: Any fish in the family Callionymidae, the dragonets.
186. callionymoid noun: Any fish of the suborder Callionymoidei
187. calliope noun /kəˈlaɪə.pi/: A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.
188. Calliopean adjective: Of or relating to Calliope.
189. calliophone noun: Alternative form of calliaphone.
190. Calliopian adjective: Alternative form of Calliopean.
191. calliopiid noun: Any amphipod in the family Calliopiidae.
192. calliopist noun: One who plays a calliope.
193. calliopsis noun: A flower of the genus Coreopsis.
194. calliostomatid noun: Any gastropod in the family Calliostomatidae.
195. callipallenid noun: Any sea spider of the family Callipallenidae
196. callipash noun /ˈkælɪpæʃ/: Alternative form of calipash.
197. callipatty noun: A kind of cotton cloth from India.
198. callipee noun: Alternative form of calipee.
199. callipeltin noun: Any of a certain class of cyclodepsipeptides that are bioactive isolates of marine invertebrates.
200. calliper noun, verb /kalˈəpəɹ/: Alternative spelling of caliper.
201. callipers noun: Alternative spelling of calipers.
202. calliphorid noun: Any fly in the family Calliphoridae.
203. calliphorin noun: A storage protein present in the larvae of blowflies of the genus Calliphora,
204. callipodidan noun: Any millipede of the order Callipodida
205. Callippic adjective: Based upon a common multiple of the year and the month
206. callipterid noun: Any extinct seed fern of the genus †Callipteridium
207. callipurbeckiid noun: Any extinct fish of the family Callipurbeckiidae
208. callipygean adjective: Alternative spelling of callipygian.
209. callipygian adjective /ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/: Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
210. callipygious adjective: Alternative form of callipygous.
211. callipygous adjective /kalɪˈpɪdʒəs/: Synonym of callipygian.
212. callirhipid noun: Any beetle of the family Callirhipidae
213. Callis proper noun: A surname from French.
214. callisection noun: painless vivisection
215. Callison proper noun: A surname.
216. Callistan adjective, noun: Of, or pertaining to Callisto, the second largest moon of Jupiter.
217. callistemon noun: Any plant of the genus Callistemon.
218. callistephin noun: An anthocyanin, the 3-O-glucoside of pelargonidin.
219. Callister proper noun: A surname from Manx.
220. Callisthenes proper noun: An ancient Greek historian
221. callisthenic adjective: Alternative spelling of calisthenic.
222. callisthenics noun: Alternative spelling of calisthenics.
223. Callisto proper noun /kəˈlɪs.toʊ̯/: A nymph of Artemis.
224. Callistoan adjective, noun /ˌkælɪˈstoʊ.ən/: Of or relating to the nymph Callisto in Greek mythology.
225. Callistonian adjective /ˌkælɪˈstoʊniən/: Alternative form of Callistoan.
226. callithamnioid noun: Any red alga of the family Callithamniaceae
227. callithrix noun /kəˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/: An African primate.
228. callithump noun /ˈkæ.lɪ.θʌmp/: A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
229. callithumpian adjective: Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump; riotous.
230. callitriche noun: A green monkey.
231. callitrichid noun: Any New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae.
232. callitrichine noun: Any monkey of the subfamily Callithrichinae
233. callitype noun: Alternative form of kallitype.
234. callivance noun: Alternative form of calavance.
235. calloc noun, verb: A subroutine in the C programming language's standard library for performing dynamic memory allocation.
236. callogenesis noun: The formation of calli in damaged plant tissue
237. calloo noun /kəˈluː/: The long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis, an Arctic sea duck.
238. callop noun /ˈkæləp/: an Australian freshwater fish, Macquaria ambigua; the golden perch or yellowbelly
239. callorhinchid noun: Any fish in the family Callorhinchidae.
240. callorhynchid noun: A fish in the family Callorhynchidae, now considered a synonym of the Callorhinchidae.
241. callosal adjective: Relating to the corpus callosum
242. callosally adverb: With reference to, or by means of the corpus callosum
243. callose adjective, noun: A plant polysaccharide comprising glucose residues linked together through β-1,3-linkages, produced chiefly in response to wounding and infection.
244. callosely adverb: In a callose manner.
245. callosic adjective: Relating to or composed of callose.
246. callosity noun: A callus.
247. calloso-serrate adjective: Having serratures that are callosities.
248. callosomarginal adjective: Relating to the sulcus between the corpus callosum and the cingulate gyrus.
249. callosotomy noun: Ellipsis of corpus callosotomy.
250. callostomy noun: Alternative form of callosotomy.
251. callosum noun: corpus callosum
252. callosumectomy noun: The surgical removal of the corpus callosum; splitting the brain into two halves.
253. Callotian adjective: Of or relating to Jacques Callot (c.1592–1635), baroque printmaker and draftsman.
254. callous adjective, noun, verb /ˈkæləs/: Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
255. calloused adjective: Alternative form of callused.
256. callously adverb: In a callous manner; done without regard to others' sensitivities.
257. callousness noun: The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
258. callousy adjective: Synonym of callusy; see mucousy § Usage notes.
259. callout noun: An outgoing telephone call.
260. callout culture noun: The practice, in social justice circles, of publicly criticizing people for violating accepted behavioural standards, with or without corrective intent.
261. callover noun: A session where trial dates are allocated to upcoming cases.
262. Callovian proper noun: A subdivision of the Jurassic period.
263. callow adjective, noun /ˈkæləʊ/: Immature, inexperienced, or naive.
264. Calloway proper noun: A surname.
265. Callowhill proper noun: An English surname
266. callowly adverb: In a callow manner.
267. callowness noun: The condition of being callow; immaturity.
268. callrate noun: Alternative form of call rate.
269. callset noun: A collection of variant calls, typically for one sample.
270. callsign noun: Alternative form of call sign.
271. callsigned adjective: Having the specified call sign.
272. callsite noun: Alternative form of call site.
273. callstack noun: Alternative form of call stack.
274. calltime noun: Alternative form of call time.
275. calltip noun: A pop-up reminder of the signature of a function or method, to aid the programmer while writing code.
276. Callum proper noun: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
277. calluna noun: A common European heath/heather of species Calluna vulgaris.
278. callup noun: Alternative spelling of call-up.
279. callus noun, verb /ˈkæləs/: A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
280. callused adjective, verb: Having calluses.
281. calluslike adjective: Resembling a callus.
282. callusy adjective: Featuring or relating to a callus or calluses.
283. Cally proper noun: A female given name.
284. callystatin noun: Any of a class of cytotoxic polyketides, found in marine sponges of the genus Callyspongia, that have antibiotic activity.
285. calm adjective, noun, verb /kɑm/: Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
286. calm and collected adjective: Cool-headed; unflutterable; composed.
287. calm as a cucumber adjective: Synonym of cool as a cucumber.
288. calm as a millpond adjective: Very calm, not choppy.
289. calm before the storm noun: A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.
290. calm blue ocean interjection: Used to calm oneself down from a state of rage or anxiety.
291. calm down verb: To become less excited, intense, or angry.
292. calm the farm verb: Alternative form of calm your farm.
293. calm wind noun: Wind that is slower than 3 knots.
294. calm your farm verb /ˈkaːm jə ˈfaːm/: Calm down.
295. Calma proper noun: A Filipino surname from Kapampangan.
296. calmability noun: The quality of being calmable.
297. calmable adjective: Able to be calmed.
298. calmant noun: A calming drug; a sedative.
299. calmar noun: A squid (the mollusk).
300. calmative adjective, noun: Calming.

Part 8 · Part 10 · English words: C

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.