Call
Call noun - An act or instance of asking for information.
Usage example: put out a call for background information about the suspect
Reply
Reply noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.
How words are described
| long | long call | long reply |
| brief | brief call | brief reply |
| right | right call | right reply |
| standard | standard call | standard reply |
| Other adjectives: original, dead, simple, small, actual, real, wrong, bad, quick, clever, new, angry, funny. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Calling a Sergeant "sir" if you are a private soldier is Serious Business and will earn you the traditional reply "Don't call me Sir: I work for a living."
Source: Useful Notes / Common Ranks -
Call Back: The photographer (in disguise) tells Katie's mother he's photographing rare birds, which gets the sarcastic reply of something like "You'd have more luck photographing hedgehogs." He's seen in the credits selling pictures of Hegg's wildlife, including hedgehogs.
Source: Film / The Decoy Bride
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