Words that rhyme with overcall

• all 0
  adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially, partly] adj 1: quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome" [ant: no(a), some(a)] 2: completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"
• awl 0
  n 1: a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
• call 0
  n 1: 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" [syn: call, phone call, telephone call] 2: a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call" 3: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation] 4: a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" [syn: call, claim] 5: the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" [syn: birdcall, call, birdsong, song] 6: a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence" 7: a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement [syn: margin call, call] 8: a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call" 9: a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips" 10: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" 11: a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer" 12: (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" 13: the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date [syn: call option, call] [ant: put, put option] v 1: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: name, call] 2: 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" 3: 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" [syn: call, telephone, call up, phone, ring] 4: 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" [syn: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall] 5: order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" [syn: call, send for] 6: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" [syn: visit, call in, call] 7: 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" 8: read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll" 9: 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" 10: utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another" 11: stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" 12: greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" [syn: address, call] 13: make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" 14: demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan" [syn: call, call in] 15: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: bid, call] 16: give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance [syn: call, call off] 17: indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" 18: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise] 19: require the presentation of for redemption before maturation; "Call a bond" 20: challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that" 21: declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out" 22: lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" 23: order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday" 24: 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" 25: utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" 26: challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact" 27: consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" 28: rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
• miscall 0
  v 1: assign in incorrect name to; "These misnamed philanthropists" [syn: misname, miscall]
• recall 0
  n 1: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) [syn: recall, callback] 2: a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador" 3: a bugle call that signals troops to return 4: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode" [syn: recall, recollection, reminiscence] 5: the act of removing an official by petition v 1: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think] [ant: blank out, block, draw a blank, forget] 2: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" [syn: hark back, return, come back, recall] 3: call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" [syn: echo, recall] 4: summon to return; "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession" [syn: recall, call back] 5: cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" 6: make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty" [ant: issue, supply] 7: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn: recall, call in, call back, withdraw]
• caul 0
  n 1: part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines [syn: greater omentum, gastrocolic omentum, caul] 2: the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) [syn: caul, veil, embryonic membrane]
• bacall 0
• aul 0
• aull 0
• photocall 0
• amplexicaul 0

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