English Words: C

43,570 words · Page 32 of 872

call uponverb

Alternative form of call on (certain senses).

call valuenoun

The amount that must be paid by the issuer to a bondholder to call the bond before its maturity.

call'tcontraction

Contraction of call + it.

call-boynoun

Alternative spelling of callboy.

Call-Fleming syndromenoun

A disease characterized by thunderclap headaches, sometimes focal neurological signs, and occasionally seizures, thought to arise from transient abnormalities in the blood vessels of the brain.

call-in shownoun

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 audience who telephone the show while the program is being broadcast.

callabilitynoun

The state or condition of being callable.

callableadj

That can be called.

Callafannoun

A fan of the English singer Sam Callahan.

Callaghanname

A surname from Irish.

callaghanitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

Callahamname

A surname from Irish.

Callahanname

A surname from Irish.

Callahan Countyname

One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Baird.

callaloonoun

Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.

Callanname

A surname from Irish.

Callananname

A surname from Irish.

callantnoun

lad, boy

Callaoname

A placename:

Callao Manname

Homo luzonensis, an extinct species of humans from the genus Homo found on Luzon Island in the Philippines.

Callariname

A surname from Italian.

callatnoun

Obsolete form of callet.

Callawayname

A surname.

Callaway Countyname

One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Fulton.

callbacknoun

The return of a situation to a previous position or state; a reference to such a position or state.

callback hellnoun

(mostly of the JavaScript language) The situation where callbacks are nested within other callbacks several levels deep, potentially making it difficult to understand and maintain the code.

callboardnoun

A telephone switchboard.

callbooknoun

A directory of radio station call signs.

callboynoun

A male prostitute.

Callcottname

A surname.

calledverb

simple past and past participle of call

called to strawadj

Pregnant.

calleenoun

The person who is called by the caller (on the telephone).

Callegariname

A surname from Italian.

Callejaname

A surname from Spanish.

Callejasname

A surname from Spanish.

Callenname

A surname from Irish.

Callendername

A surname originating as an occupation.

Callensname

A surname from Dutch.

callernoun

The person who makes a telephone call.

caller IDnoun

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 receiving the call.

callestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of call

calletnoun

A trull or prostitute.

callethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of call

callgirlnoun

Alternative spelling of call girl.

calli-prefix

beautiful

calliandranoun

A flowering plant of the genus Calliandra.

callicarpanoun

Any of the genus Callicarpa of shrubs and small trees, the beautyberries.

calliconoun

Archaic form of calico.

callidadj

cunning or shrewd; crafty.

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