All English words - page 799

Meanings of Calles:

noun

In italy or spanish-speaking countries: a street or alley; specifically (in venice) a narrow street or alleyway.

Meanings of Callet:

noun

A lewd or wanton woman; a prostitute, a strumpet. also as a general term of abuse for a woman.

verb

To chatter, to gossip.

Meanings of Callets:

noun

A lewd or wanton woman; a prostitute, a strumpet. also as a general term of abuse for a woman.

verb

To chatter, to gossip.

Meanings of Callicarpa:

noun

Any of numerous ornamental shrubs of the genus callicarpa (family lamiaceae (labiatae), formerly verbenaceae), which comprises the beautyberries; such shrubs collectively. also (in form callicarpa): the genus itself.

Meanings of Callidity:

noun

Craftiness, cunning; shrewdness.

Meanings of Calligram:

noun

A word or piece of text in which the design and layout of the letters creates a visual image related to the meaning of the words themselves.

Usage examples:

An anonymous artist has transformed dione's image into a calligram

Meanings of Calligraph:

verb

Write in calligraphic style.

Usage examples:

The invitations were meticulously calligraphed in black ink

Meanings of Calligrapher:

noun

A person who is skilled at the art of calligraphy (= producing beautiful writing, often with a special pen or brush)

Usage examples:

Chinese calligraphers

Meanings of Calligraphers:

noun

A person who is skilled at the art of calligraphy (= producing beautiful writing, often with a special pen or brush)

Usage examples:

Chinese calligraphers

Meanings of Calligraphic:

adjective

Relating to calligraphy.

Usage examples:

A calligraphic pen

Meanings of Calligraphical:

adjective

Of or relating to calligraphers or calligraphy; = "calligraphic".

Meanings of Calligraphy:

noun

Decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.

Usage examples:

A label written in admirable calligraphy

Meanings of Calling:

noun

The action or sound of calling.

Usage examples:

The calling of a cuckoo

verb

Cry out (a word or words).

Usage examples:

He heard an insistent voice calling his name

Meanings of Calling-back:

phrasal verb

To telephone someone who has telephoned you, often to answer a message the person has left, or to telephone again

Usage examples:

He called her three times but she never called the guy back., i’ll call back later.

Meanings of Calling-for:

phrasal verb

To go to a place in order to meet someone and travel together to another place

Usage examples:

He’ll call for you at seven and bring you to the restaurant., many minority leaders called for the …

Meanings of Calling-on:

phrasal verb

To ask formally for someone to do something

Usage examples:

Call on/upon sb to do sth they called on the company to reverse its decision., if you're ever calle…

Meanings of Callings:

noun

The action or sound of calling.

Usage examples:

The calling of a cuckoo

Meanings of Calliope:

noun

An american keyboard instrument resembling an organ but with the notes produced by steam whistles, formerly used on showboats and in travelling fairs.

Usage examples:

Our steam calliope was traded to cleveland for a second baseman.

proper noun

The muse of epic poetry.

Meanings of Calliopes:

noun

An american keyboard instrument resembling an organ but with the notes produced by steam whistles, formerly used on showboats and in travelling fairs.

Usage examples:

Our steam calliope was traded to cleveland for a second baseman.

proper noun

The muse of epic poetry.

Meanings of Calliper:

noun

An instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points.

Usage examples:

At 2000 h every day, chicks were weighed on the precision balance, and their tarsus length measured…

Meanings of Callipers:

noun

An instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points.

Usage examples:

At 2000 h every day, chicks were weighed on the precision balance, and their tarsus length measured…

Meanings of Calliphorid:

adjective

Of or relating to the dipteran fly family calliphoridae, which comprises the blowflies and related forms.

noun

A calliphorid fly.

Meanings of Calliphoridae:

adjective

Of or relating to the dipteran fly family calliphoridae, which comprises the blowflies and related forms.

noun

A calliphorid fly.

Meanings of Callippic:

adjective

Designating a chronological cycle proposed by callippus as an improvement on the metonic cycle, consisting of four metonic cycles (amounting to 76 years) less one day, at the end of which it was thought that the full moon and new moon would be brought round to the same day and hour as at the beginning of the cycle; of or relating to such a cycle.

Meanings of Callipygian:

adjective

Having well-shaped buttocks.

Usage examples:

The last thing i saw before i rolled the bike was the machine-gunner at hyde park corner - a callip…