Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) career, calling, vocation (the particular occupation for which you are trained)
Verb
S: (v) name, call, know as, be known as (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to) "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
S: (v) call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality) "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful"
S: (v) call, telephone, call up, phone, ring (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone) "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
S: (v) call, send for (order, request, or command to come) "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"
S: (v) visit, call in, call (pay a brief visit) "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
S: (v) call (call a meeting; invite or command to meet) "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"
S: (v) call (read aloud to check for omissions or absentees) "Call roll"
S: (v) call (send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message) "Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling"
S: (v) call (utter a characteristic note or cry) "bluejays called to one another"
S: (v) call (stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather) "call a football game"
S: (v) address, call (greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name) "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"
S: (v) call (make a stop in a harbour) "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"
S: (v) call (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation) "Call a bond"
S: (v) call (challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense) "He deserves to be called on that"
S: (v) call (declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee) "call a runner out"
S: (v) call (lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal) "Call ducks"
S: (v) call (order or request or give a command for) "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
S: (v) call (order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role) "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty"
S: (v) call (utter in a loud voice or announce) "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"
S: (v) call (challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of) "call the speaker on a question of fact"
S: (v) call (consider or regard as being) "I would not call her beautiful"
S: (v) call (rouse somebody from sleep with a call) "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"