He chose to follow the calling of a teacher, while his brother chose the army as his calling.
SYNONYM(S): vocation, career, business.the calling of the bells to prayer.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
call·ing — /ˈkɑːlıŋ/ noun, pl ings [count] 1 : a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work (such as religious work) He had always felt a calling to help others. He experienced a calling to enter the priesthood. For Mary, teaching wasn t… … Useful english dictionary
name-call|ing — «NAYM K lihng», noun. the act of giving a bad name to; an attacking the name of; defamation: »Name calling giving an idea a bad label is used to make us reject and condemn the idea without examining the evidence (Ogburn and Nimkoff) … Useful english dictionary
call — be·call; call; call·a·ble; call·ee; call·ing; mis·call; re·call·able; re·call·ment; re·call; … English syllables
Call-progress tone — In telephony, call progress tones are audible tones sent from the PSTN or a PBX to calling parties to indicate the status of phone calls. Equipment such as fax machines and modems are designed to recognise dial tones and busy tones.The ITU T… … Wikipedia
call waiting — call wait|ing [ kɔl ,weıtıŋ ] noun uncount a system that lets you answer a second telephone call without ending your first telephone call … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
call waiting — call′ wait′ing n. tgp a telephone service whereby a person engaged in a phone call is notified by a tone that a second call is being made to the same number • Etymology: 1990–95 … From formal English to slang
name-call·ing — /ˈneımˌkɑːlıŋ/ noun [noncount] : the act of using offensive names to insult someone “That man is an arrogant, immoral fool!” “I understand your anger, but name calling won t get you anywhere.” Don t resort to name calling. Let s talk about the… … Useful english dictionary
call up — I noun an order to report for military duty • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑summons … Useful english dictionary
Call-a-Bike — Bei Fahrradvermietungen (umgangssprachlich auch Fahrradverleih) kann man zwischen dem traditionellen Modell der touristisch orientierten Fahrradvermietung und dem neueren Modell eines Netzes von Selbstbedienungsstationen zur Fahrradvermietung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Call a Bike — Bei Fahrradvermietungen (umgangssprachlich auch Fahrradverleih) kann man zwischen dem traditionellen Modell der touristisch orientierten Fahrradvermietung und dem neueren Modell eines Netzes von Selbstbedienungsstationen zur Fahrradvermietung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
