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noun
- Any of several herbs (genus Zantedeschia) of the arum family
verb
- To speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance shout
"call for help"
- To make a request or demand
"call for an investigation"
- To utter a characteristic note or cry
- To speak to or attempt to reach someone by means of a call see call
"just called to say hello"
- To make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)
- To give the calls for a square dance
- To make a brief visit
"called to pay his respects"
- To summon to a particular activity, employment, or office
"was called to active duty"
- To invite or command to meet convoke
"call a meeting"
- To rouse from sleep or summon to get up
- To attract (game) by imitating the characteristic cry
- To halt (something, such as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions
- To rule on the status of (a pitched ball, a player's action, etc.)
"call balls and strikes"
- To give the calls for (a square dance)
- To speak of or address by a specified name give a name to
"call her Kitty"
- To temporarily transfer control of computer processing to (something, such as a subroutine or procedure)
noun
- The act or process of voting again
"The board ordered/held/scheduled a revote."
idiom
- To stop (something) to bring (something) to an end
"The chairman called a halt to the discussion."
idiom
- To ask for a short period of time to stop doing something in order to rest or do something else
idiom
- To go home or go to bed at the present time
"I'm exhausted. I'm calling it a night."
This clue was used on April 10, 2025.
This clue has been used several times with the same answer. It also appeared on these dates:
February 27, 2025
February 8, 2025