CALL ON THE CARPET Synonyms

• censure severely or angrily

• a speech that is open to the public

• a lengthy rebuke

• teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

• deliver a lecture or talk

• censure severely or angrily

• an act or expression of criticism and censure

• censure severely or angrily

• an act or expression of criticism and censure

• rebuke formally

• censure severely or angrily

• someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

• censure severely or angrily

• show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

• advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

• warn strongly; put on guard

• take to task

• censure severely

• inflict severe punishment on

• find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

• act as a critic

• a mild rebuke or criticism

• disgrace or shame

• express criticism towards

• take to task

• express criticism towards

• the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth

• the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

• holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object

• talk socially without exchanging too much information

• talk incessantly and tiresomely

• chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

• censure severely or angrily

• beat with a cane

• censure severely or angrily

• beat with a cane

• censure severely or angrily

• a small piece of cloth

• a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

• music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

• newspaper with half-size pages

• a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

• treat cruelly

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• play in ragtime

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• censure severely or angrily

• break into lumps before sorting

• argue in protest or opposition

• present and urge reasons in opposition

• censure severely or angrily

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• censure severely or angrily

• censure severely or angrily

• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

• censure severely or angrily