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      »   The verb call has 28 meanings (first 21 from tagged texts)

• name, call -- (Assign1.) Delegate, designate, depute, assign -- (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))
  
  2.) Assign, allot, portion -- (give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms")
  
  assign a Specified1.) Stipulate, qualify, condition, specify -- (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments")
  
  2.) Specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate -- (determine the essential quality of)
  
  specified (usually Proper1.) Proper -- (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners")
  
  2.) Proper -- (limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper")
  
  proper) proper Name1.) Name -- (a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing")
  
  2.) Name -- (by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law")
  
  name to; "They Named1.) Name, call -- (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader")
  
  2.) Name, identify -- (give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months")
  
  named their Son1.) Son, boy -- (a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is")
  
  2.) Son, Word, Logos -- (the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus))
  
  son David"; "The New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new school was Named1.) Name, call -- (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader")
  
  2.) Name, identify -- (give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months")
  
  named after the Famous1.) Celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned -- (widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter")
  
  famous Civil Rights1.) Right -- (an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away")
  
  2.) Right -- ((frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights")
  
  Rights leader")

• call, Telephone1.) Telephone, phone, telephone set -- (electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone")
  
  2.) Telephone, telephony -- (transmitting speech at a distance)
  
  telephone, call up, Phone1.) Telephone, phone, telephone set -- (electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone")
  
  2.) Phone, speech sound, sound -- ((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)
  
  phone, ring -- (get or Try1.) Attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try -- (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try")
  
  1.) Try, seek, attempt, essay, assay -- (make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world")
  
  try to get into Communication1.) Communication, communicating -- (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow")
  
  2.) Communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
  
  communication (with Someone1.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  someone) by Telephone1.) Telephone, phone, telephone set -- (electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone")
  
  2.) Telephone, telephony -- (transmitting speech at a distance)
  
  telephone; "I Tried1.) Try, seek, attempt, essay, assay -- (make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world")
  
  2.) Test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay -- (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe")
  
  tried to call you all night"; "Take1.) Return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff -- (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
  
  2.) Take -- (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
  
  Take two Aspirin1.) Aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph -- (the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets)
  
  aspirin and call me in the morning")

• call -- (Ascribe1.) Impute, ascribe, assign, attribute -- (attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats")
  
  ascribe a Quality1.) Quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)
  
  2.) Quality, caliber, calibre -- (a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber")
  
  quality to or Give1.) Give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  give a Name1.) Name -- (a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing")
  
  2.) Name -- (by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law")
  
  name of a Common1.) Park, commons, common, green -- (a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park")
  
  1.) Common -- (belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community")
  
  common noun that Reflects1.) Reflect -- (manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs")
  
  2.) Reflect, reverberate -- (to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium")
  
  reflects a Quality1.) Quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)
  
  2.) Quality, caliber, calibre -- (a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber")
  
  quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her Children1.) Child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling -- (a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters")
  
  2.) Child, kid -- (a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college")
  
  children lazy and ungrateful")

• call, Send1.) Send, direct -- (cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation")
  
  2.) Send, send out -- (to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept")
  
  send for -- (Order1.) Order -- ((often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London")
  
  2.) Order, order of magnitude -- (a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude")
  
  order, request, or Command1.) Command, bid, bidding, dictation -- (an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)
  
  2.) Command -- (a military unit or region under the control of a single officer)
  
  command to Come1.) Semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come -- (the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract)
  
  1.) Come, come up -- (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room")
  
  come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!")

• shout, Shout1.) Cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")
  
  1.) Shout -- (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout")
  
  shout out, Cry1.) Cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")
  
  2.) Cry, yell -- (a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain")
  
  cry, call, Yell1.) Cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")
  
  2.) Cry, yell -- (a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain")
  
  yell, scream, Holler1.) Bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl -- (a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway")
  
  2.) Hollow, holler -- (a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians")
  
  holler, hollo, Squall1.) Squall -- (sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation)
  
  1.) Squall, waul, wawl -- (make high-pitched, whiney noises)
  
  squall -- (Utter1.) Express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to -- (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse")
  
  2.) Utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")
  
  utter a Sudden1.) Sudden -- (happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure")
  
  sudden loud Cry1.) Cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")
  
  2.) Cry, yell -- (a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain")
  
  cry; "she Cried1.) Shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me")
  
  2.) Cry, weep -- (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs")
  
  cried with Pain1.) Pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")
  
  2.) Pain, painfulness -- (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness")
  
  pain when the Doctor1.) Doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico -- (a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor")
  
  2.) Doctor of the Church, Doctor -- ((Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages")
  
  doctor inserted the needle"; "I Yelled1.) Shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me")
  
  2.) Yell, scream -- (utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine")
  
  yelled to her from the Window1.) Window -- (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)
  
  2.) Window -- (a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened)
  
  window but she couldn't Hear1.) Hear -- (perceive (sound) via the auditory sense)
  
  2.) Learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted")
  
  hear me")

• visit, call in, call -- (Pay1.) Wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary -- (something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings")
  
  1.) Pay -- (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please")
  
  pay a Brief1.) Brief, legal brief -- (a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case)
  
  2.) Brief -- (a condensed written summary or abstract)
  
  brief visit; "The Mayor1.) Mayor, city manager -- (the head of a city government)
  
  mayor likes to call on some of the Prominent1.) Outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking -- (having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child")
  
  2.) Big, large, prominent -- (conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen")
  
  prominent citizens")

• call -- (call a Meeting1.) Meeting, group meeting -- (a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson")
  
  2.) Meeting, coming together -- (the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day")
  
  meeting; invite or Command1.) Command, bid, bidding, dictation -- (an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)
  
  2.) Command -- (a military unit or region under the control of a single officer)
  
  command to Meet1.) Meet, sports meeting -- (a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held)
  
  1.) Meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see -- (come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!")
  
  meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to Discuss1.) Discourse, talk about, discuss -- (to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'")
  
  2.) Hash out, discuss, talk over -- (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget")
  
  discuss the `Final1.) Final -- (the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament)
  
  2.) Final examination, final exam, final -- (an examination administered at the end of an academic term)
  
  Final Solution'"; "The New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new dean Calls1.) Call, phone call, telephone call -- (a telephone connection; "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")
  
  2.) Call -- (a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call")
  
  calls meetings Every1.) Every -- (each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified; "every third seat"; "every two hours")
  
  2.) Every -- ((used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception; "every person is mortal"; "every party is welcome"; "had every hope of success"; "every chance of winning")
  
  every week")

• call -- (Order1.) Order -- ((often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London")
  
  2.) Order, order of magnitude -- (a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude")
  
  order or Request1.) Request, petition, postulation -- (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)
  
  2.) Request, asking -- (the verbal act of requesting)
  
  request or Give1.) Give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  give a Command1.) Command, bid, bidding, dictation -- (an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)
  
  2.) Command -- (a military unit or region under the control of a single officer)
  
  command for; "The Unions1.) Union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood -- (an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job")
  
  2.) Union, North -- (the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale")
  
  unions called a General1.) General, full general -- (a general officer of the highest rank)
  
  2.) General, superior general -- (the head of a religious order or congregation)
  
  general strike for Sunday")

• call -- (Order1.) Order -- ((often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London")
  
  2.) Order, order of magnitude -- (a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude")
  
  order, summon, or Request1.) Request, petition, postulation -- (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)
  
  2.) Request, asking -- (the verbal act of requesting)
  
  request for a Specific1.) Particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
  
  2.) Specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria")
  
  specific duty or Activity1.) Activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")
  
  2.) Action, activity, activeness -- (the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action")
  
  activity, work, Role1.) Function, office, part, role -- (the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role")
  
  2.) Character, role, theatrical role, part, persona -- (an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona")
  
  role; "He was Already1.) Already -- (prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated")
  
  already called 4 Times1.) Times -- (a more or less definite period of time in history)
  
  2.) Multiplication, times -- (an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve")
  
  times for Jury1.) Jury -- (a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law)
  
  2.) Jury, panel -- (a committee appointed to judge a competition)
  
  jury duty"; "They called him to Active1.) Active agent, active -- (chemical agent capable of activity)
  
  2.) Active voice, active -- (the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice")
  
  active military duty")

• call -- (Indicate1.) Bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
  
  2.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  indicate a Decision1.) Decision, determination, conclusion -- (a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination")
  
  2.) Decision, determination, conclusion -- (the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly")
  
  decision in Regard1.) Respect, regard -- ((usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect")
  
  2.) Attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention -- (paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences")
  
  regard to; "call Balls1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  balls and Strikes1.) Strike, work stoppage -- (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled")
  
  2.) Strike -- (an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn")
  
  strikes behind the plate")

• call -- (Stop1.) Stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
  
  2.) Stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
  
  stop or Postpone1.) Postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off -- (hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam")
  
  postpone because of Adverse1.) Adverse, harmful, inauspicious, untoward -- (contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions")
  
  2.) Adverse, contrary -- (in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind")
  
  adverse conditions, such as Bad1.) Bad, badness -- (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good")
  
  1.) Bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice")
  
  bad weather; "call a Football1.) Football, football game -- (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
  
  2.) Football -- (the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football)
  
  football game")

• call -- (Read1.) Read -- (something that is read; "the article was a very good read")
  
  1.) Read -- (interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?")
  
  read aloud to Check1.) Check, bank check, cheque -- (a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check")
  
  2.) Assay, check -- (an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress")
  
  check for Omissions1.) Omission, skip -- (a mistake resulting from neglect)
  
  2.) Omission -- (something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions")
  
  omissions or Absentees1.) Absentee -- (one that is absent or not in residence)
  
  absentees; "Call roll")

• call -- (Send1.) Send, direct -- (cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation")
  
  2.) Send, send out -- (to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept")
  
  send a Message1.) Message -- (a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message")
  
  2.) Message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)
  
  message or Attempt1.) Attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try -- (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try")
  
  2.) Attack, attempt -- (the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life")
  
  attempt to Reach1.) Range, reach -- (the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire")
  
  2.) Scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit -- (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power")
  
  reach someone by Radio1.) Radio, radiocommunication, wireless -- (medium for communication)
  
  2.) Radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner, wireless -- (an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals)
  
  radio, phone, etc.; Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make a Signal1.) Signal, signaling, sign -- (any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped")
  
  2.) Signal -- (any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration")
  
  signal to in Order1.) Order -- ((often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London")
  
  2.) Order, order of magnitude -- (a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude")
  
  order to Transmit1.) Convey, transmit, communicate -- (transfer to another; "communicate a disease")
  
  2.) Conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel -- (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat")
  
  transmit a Message1.) Message -- (a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message")
  
  2.) Message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)
  
  message; "Hawaii is calling!"; "A Transmitter1.) Sender, transmitter -- (someone who transmits a message; "return to sender")
  
  2.) Vector, transmitter -- (any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects")
  
  transmitter in Samoa1.) Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo -- (a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific)
  
  2.) Samoa, Samoan Islands -- (a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop)
  
  Samoa was Heard1.) Hear -- (perceive (sound) via the auditory sense)
  
  2.) Learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted")
  
  heard calling")

• call -- (Declare1.) Declare -- (state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with")
  
  2.) Announce, declare -- (announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war")
  
  declare in the Capacity1.) Capacity -- (ability to perform or produce)
  
  2.) Capability, capacity -- (the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused")
  
  capacity of an Umpire1.) Umpire, ump -- (an official at a baseball game)
  
  1.) Referee, umpire -- (be a referee or umpire in a sports competition)
  
  umpire or Referee1.) Referee, ref -- ((sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play)
  
  2.) Reviewer, referee, reader -- (someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication)
  
  referee; "call a Runner1.) Smuggler, runner, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser -- (someone who imports or exports without paying duties)
  
  2.) Runner -- (someone who travels on foot by running)
  
  runner out")

• call -- (Utter1.) Express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to -- (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse")
  
  2.) Utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")
  
  utter a Characteristic1.) Feature, characteristic -- (a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics")
  
  2.) Characteristic -- (a distinguishing quality)
  
  characteristic note or Cry1.) Cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")
  
  2.) Cry, yell -- (a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain")
  
  cry; "bluejays called to one another")

• call -- (Utter1.) Express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to -- (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse")
  
  2.) Utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")
  
  utter in a Loud1.) Loud -- (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones")
  
  2.) Brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy -- (tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments")
  
  loud voice or Announce1.) Announce, denote -- (make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly")
  
  2.) Announce, declare -- (announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war")
  
  announce; "He called my name"; "The Auctioneer1.) Auctioneer -- (an agent who conducts an auction)
  
  1.) Auction, auction off, auctioneer -- (sell at an auction)
  
  auctioneer called the bids")

• predict, Foretell1.) Announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald -- (foreshadow or presage)
  
  2.) Predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise -- (make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election")
  
  foretell, prognosticate, call, Forebode1.) Predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise -- (make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election")
  
  forebode, anticipate, Promise1.) Promise -- (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)
  
  2.) Promise, hope -- (grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover")
  
  promise -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make a Prediction1.) Prediction, anticipation, prevision -- (the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future))
  
  2.) Prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication -- (a statement made about the future)
  
  prediction about; Tell1.) Tell, William Tell -- (a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap))
  
  1.) State, say, tell -- (express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name")
  
  tell in Advance1.) Progress, progression, advance -- (a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops")
  
  2.) Improvement, betterment, advance -- (a change for the better; progress in development)
  
  advance; "Call the Outcome1.) Result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination -- (something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio")
  
  2.) Consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
  
  outcome of an election")

• call -- (Challenge1.) Challenge -- (a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power")
  
  2.) Challenge -- (a call to engage in a contest or fight)
  
  challenge (somebody) to Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make good on a Statement1.) Statement -- (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day")
  
  2.) Argument, statement -- (a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true")
  
  statement; charge with or Censure1.) Censure, animadversion -- (harsh criticism or disapproval)
  
  2.) Excommunication, exclusion, censure -- (the state of being excommunicated)
  
  censure for an Offense1.) Discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity -- (a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others)
  
  2.) Umbrage, offense, offence -- (a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question")
  
  offense; "He Deserves1.) Deserve, merit -- (be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done")
  
  deserves to be called on that")

• call -- (Consider1.) See, consider, reckon, view, regard -- (deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do")
  
  2.) Study, consider -- (give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving")
  
  consider or Regard1.) Respect, regard -- ((usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect")
  
  2.) Attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention -- (paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences")
  
  regard as Being1.) Being, beingness, existence -- (the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries")
  
  2.) Organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
  
  being; "I would not call her beautiful")

• call, call in -- (Demand1.) Demand -- (the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply")
  
  2.) Demand -- (an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing")
  
  demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan")

• call, call Off1.) Murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
  
  1.) Off -- (not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off")
  
  off -- (Give1.) Give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  give the Calls1.) Call, phone call, telephone call -- (a telephone connection; "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")
  
  2.) Call -- (a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call")
  
  calls (to the Dancers1.) Dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean -- (a performer who dances)
  
  2.) Dancer, social dancer -- (a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball))
  
  dancers) for a Square1.) Square, foursquare -- ((geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides")
  
  2.) Square, second power -- (the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance")
  
  square dance)

• address, call -- (Greet1.) Greet, recognize, recognise -- (express greetings upon meeting someone)
  
  2.) Greet -- (send greetings to)
  
  greet, as with a Prescribed1.) Order, prescribe, dictate -- (issue commands or orders for)
  
  1.) Prescribed -- (set down as a rule or guide)
  
  prescribed form, Title1.) Title, statute title, rubric -- (a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools")
  
  2.) Title -- (the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles")
  
  title, or Name1.) Name -- (a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing")
  
  2.) Name -- (by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law")
  
  name; "He Always1.) Always, ever, e'er -- (at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy")
  
  2.) Always, forever -- (seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; "always looking for faults"; "it is always raining"; "he is forever cracking jokes"; "they are forever arguing")
  
  always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She Calls1.) Call, phone call, telephone call -- (a telephone connection; "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")
  
  2.) Call -- (a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call")
  
  calls him by first name")

• call -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make a Stop1.) Stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
  
  2.) Stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
  
  stop in a Harbour1.) Seaport, haven, harbor, harbour -- (a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo)
  
  2.) Harbor, harbour -- (a place of refuge and comfort and security)
  
  harbour; "The Ship1.) Ship -- (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
  
  1.) Transport, send, ship -- (transport commercially)
  
  ship will call in Honolulu1.) Honolulu, capital of Hawaii, Hawaiian capital -- (the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu)
  
  Honolulu tomorrow")

• bid, call -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make a Demand1.) Demand -- (the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply")
  
  2.) Demand -- (an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing")
  
  demand, as for a Card1.) Card -- (one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys")
  
  2.) Card, identity card -- (a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in")
  
  card or a Suit1.) Lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa -- (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord")
  
  2.) Suit, suit of clothes -- (a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit")
  
  suit or a Show1.) Show -- (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill")
  
  2.) Display, show -- (something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested")
  
  show of Hands1.) Hands, custody -- ((with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children")
  
  2.) Work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men -- (the force of workers available)
  
  hands; "He called his trump")

• call -- (Require1.) Necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand -- (require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent")
  
  2.) Ask, require, expect -- (consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons")
  
  require the Presentation1.) Presentation -- (the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation")
  
  2.) Presentation -- (the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance")
  
  presentation of for Redemption1.) Redemption, salvation -- ((Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil)
  
  2.) Redemption -- (repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock))
  
  redemption before Maturation1.) Maturation, ripening, maturement -- (coming to full development; becoming mature)
  
  2.) Growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children")
  
  maturation; "Call a bond")

• call -- (Lure1.) Lure, enticement, come-on -- (qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward)
  
  2.) Bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener -- (anything that serves as an enticement)
  
  lure by Imitating1.) Imitate, copy, simulate -- (reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings")
  
  2.) Imitate -- (appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art")
  
  imitating the Characteristic1.) Feature, characteristic -- (a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics")
  
  2.) Characteristic -- (a distinguishing quality)
  
  characteristic call of an Animal1.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  1.) Animal, carnal, fleshly, sensual -- (marked by the appetites and passions of the body; "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice")
  
  animal; "Call ducks")

• call -- (Challenge1.) Challenge -- (a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power")
  
  2.) Challenge -- (a call to engage in a contest or fight)
  
  challenge the Sincerity1.) Earnestness, seriousness, sincerity -- (an earnest and sincere feeling)
  
  2.) Sincerity -- (the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity")
  
  sincerity or Truthfulness1.) Truthfulness -- (the quality of being truthful)
  
  truthfulness of; "call the Speaker1.) Speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser -- (someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims")
  
  2.) Loudspeaker, speaker, speaker unit, loudspeaker system, speaker system -- (electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance)
  
  speaker on a Question1.) Question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation -- (an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present")
  
  2.) Question, head -- (the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets")
  
  question of fact")

• call -- (Rouse1.) Bestir, rouse -- (become active; "He finally bestirred himself")
  
  2.) Rout out, drive out, force out, rouse -- (force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.")
  
  rouse somebody from Sleep1.) Sleep, slumber -- (a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber")
  
  2.) Sleep, sopor -- (a torpid state resembling deep sleep)
  
  sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning")

Overview of adj called
      »   The adj called has 2 meanings (first 2 from tagged texts)

• called, Named1.) Name, call -- (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader")
  
  2.) Name, identify -- (give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months")
  
  named -- (Given1.) Given, presumption, precondition -- (an assumption that is taken for granted)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  given or having a Specified1.) Stipulate, qualify, condition, specify -- (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments")
  
  2.) Specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate -- (determine the essential quality of)
  
  specified name; "they called his Name1.) Name -- (a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing")
  
  2.) Name -- (by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law")
  
  name Jesus"; "forces...which Empedocles1.) Empedocles -- (Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC))
  
  Empedocles called `Love1.) Love -- (a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love")
  
  2.) Love, passion -- (any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";)
  
  love' and `hate'"; "an Actor1.) Actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)
  
  2.) Actor, doer, worker -- (a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker")
  
  actor named Harold Lloyd"; "a Building1.) Building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")
  
  2.) Construction, building -- (the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats")
  
  building in Cardiff1.) Cardiff -- (the capital and largest city of Wales)
  
  Cardiff named the Temple1.) Temple -- (place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity)
  
  2.) Temple -- (the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed")
  
  Temple of Peace")

• called, Known1.) Know, cognize, cognise -- (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time")
  
  2.) Know -- (know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?")
  
  known as -- (Known1.) Know, cognize, cognise -- (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time")
  
  2.) Know -- (know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?")
  
  known or Spoken1.) Talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")
  
  2.) Talk, speak -- (exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words")
  
  spoken of as; "Though1.) Though -- ((postpositive) however; "it might be unpleasant, though")
  
  though she is Named1.) Name, call -- (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader")
  
  2.) Name, identify -- (give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months")
  
  named Katherine, she is called Kitty")