list
Other forms: lists; listed; listing
To make a list is to put things in order or to name them, like a grocery list or a wish list. Listing is also leaning over, creating a slant called a list.
List can also be a verb used to describe what you do when you make a list. You could list all the state capitals, people's names, your favorite movies, or pretty much anything. Listing can be done numerically, alphabetically, or randomly. Also, a line or surface that leans or tilts has a list, like a sagging bookcase that's overloaded. To lean in this way is to list: the Leaning Tower of Pisa is listing.
Definitions of list
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a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
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synonyms:
listing
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types:
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agenda, agendum, order of business
a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)
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A-list
a list of names of specially favored people
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bibliography
a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
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bill
a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
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black book, blacklist
a list of people who are out of favor
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calendar
a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)
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calorie chart
a list of foods and information about their caloric content
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canon
a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
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catalog, catalogue
a complete list of things, usually arranged systematically
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character set
an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing
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checklist
a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted
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class list, honours list
a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations
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codex
an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
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contents, table of contents
a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
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corrigenda
a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections
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credits
a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
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criminal record, record
a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
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directory
(computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
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distribution list
list of names to whom a communication should be sent
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enumeration, numbering
a numbered list
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FAQ
a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers
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free list
a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs
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grocery list, shopping list
a list of heterogenous items that someone wants
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hit list
a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder)
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hit parade
a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time
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index
an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
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key
a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
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key
a list of answers to a test
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inventory, stock list
a detailed list of all the items in stock
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mailing list
a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed
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flag, masthead
a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
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computer menu, menu
(computer science) a list of options available to a computer user
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necrology
a list of people who died recently
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play list, playlist
a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio
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portfolio
a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution
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posting
(bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records
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price list
a listing of prices for different goods or services
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push-down list, push-down stack, stack
a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
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queue
(information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
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roll, roster
a list of names
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schedule
an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
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shopping list
a list of items to be purchased
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short list, shortlist
a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
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sick list
a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc)
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slate, ticket
a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
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standing
an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
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wish list
a list of events that you wish would occur
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docket
(law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities
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order of the day
the order of business for an assembly on a given day
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network programming
the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network
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batting order, card, lineup
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
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bill of entry
a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import
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bill of goods
a consignment of merchandise
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discography
a descriptive catalog of musical recordings
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library catalog, library catalogue
an enumeration of all the resources of a library
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parts catalog, parts catalogue
a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices
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seed catalog, seed catalogue
a list advertising seeds and their prices
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subdirectory
(computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory
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grocery list
a list of groceries to be purchased
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concordance
an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts
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key word
a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message
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parts inventory
an inventory of replacement parts
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bill of fare, card, carte, carte du jour, menu
a list of dishes available at a restaurant
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drop-down menu
a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it
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cascading menu, hierarchical menu, submenu
a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu
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death-roll
a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster
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timetable
a schedule of times of arrivals and departures
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timetable
a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place
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muster roll
a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company
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church roll
a list of the members of church
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rota
a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties
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waiting list
a roster of those waiting to obtain something
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alphabet
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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alphanumeric characters, alphanumerics
a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation
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push-down queue
a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO)
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playbill
a theatrical program
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type of:
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database
an organized body of related information
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include in a list“Am I listed in your register?”
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types:
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inventory, stock-take, take stock
make or include in an itemized record or report
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empanel, impanel
enter into a list of prospective jurors
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index
list in an index
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blacklist
put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted
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post
enter on a public list
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cross-index
make an index that refers from one point to the next
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type of:
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register
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
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give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
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enumerate
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the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical“the ship developed a list to starboard”
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synonyms:
inclination, lean, leaning, tilt
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type of:
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position, spatial relation
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
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position, spatial relation
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cause to lean to the side
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tilt to one side
Pronunciation
US
/lɪst/
UK
/lɪst/
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