(Homonym: caul, col).
1. Brief visit in an official or professional capacity.
2. A brief social visit.
3. A demand especially in the phrase; SYN. claim.
4. A demand for a show of hands in a card game.
5. A request.
6. A telephone connection; SYN. phone call, telephone call.
1. The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to summon, or to attract the attention of, some one.
2. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.
3. A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being divinely called.
4. One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.
5. Title; appellation; name.
(Homonym: queue).
An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.
1. a signal (as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action; something serving a comparable purpose; hint
2. A feature indicating the nature of something perceived
3 archaic; the part one has to perform in or as if in a play
4 archaic; mood, humor
ETYM French invocation, Latin invocatio.
1. A prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service; SYN. supplication.
2. The act of appealing for help.