Definition of lists Lists
/lɪˈsts/ - [lists] - lists
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Wiktionary 
- lists (Noun)
Plural of list.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: lists |
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| list - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) | ||
| listing | ||
| database an organized body of related information | ||
| item, point a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items" | ||
| agendum, order of business, agenda a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to | ||
| a-list a list of names of specially favored people; "the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit" | ||
| 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.) | ||
| bill the entertainment offered at a public presentation | ||
| black book, blacklist, shitlist a list of people who are out of favor | ||
| calendar a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday" | ||
| calorie chart a list of foods and information about their caloric content | ||
| canon a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired | ||
| catalog, catalogue a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog" | ||
| character set an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing | ||
| checklist a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted | ||
| class list, honours list a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations | ||
| codex an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) | ||
| contents, table of contents a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start | ||
| corrigenda a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections | ||
| credits a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) | ||
| criminal record, record a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted; "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the prostitute had a record a mile long" | ||
| directory an alphabetical list of names and addresses | ||
| distribution list list of names to whom a communication should be sent | ||
| numbering, enumeration a numbered list | ||
| faq a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers | ||
| free list a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs | ||
| grocery list, shopping list a list of groceries to be purchased | ||
| hit list a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder) | ||
| hit parade a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time | ||
| index the finger next to the thumb | ||
| key metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated | ||
| key metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated | ||
| stock list, inventory making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month" | ||
| mailing list a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed | ||
| masthead, flag the head or top of a mast | ||
| computer menu, menu an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports" | ||
| necrology a list of people who died recently | ||
| play list, playlist a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio | ||
| portfolio the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs" | ||
| posting (bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records; "the posting was made in the cash account" | ||
| price list a listing of prices for different goods or services | ||
| push-down list, push-down stack, stack a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) | ||
| queue a braid of hair at the back of the head | ||
| roster, roll the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) | ||
| schedule an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur | ||
| shopping list a list of items to be purchased | ||
| 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 | ||
| sick list a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc) | ||
| slate, ticket (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate | ||
| standing the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position | ||
| list - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" | ||
| tilt, inclination, lean, leaning | ||
| spatial relation, position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom | ||
Verb |
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| list - include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?" | ||
| register enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" | ||
| inventory, stock-take, take stock make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year" | ||
| empanel, impanel select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" | ||
| index adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" | ||
| blacklist put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted; "many books were blacklisted by the Nazis" | ||
| post publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" | ||
| list - give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" | ||
| name | ||
| enumerate, itemise, itemize, recite specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" | ||
| list - tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" | ||
| heel | ||
| slant, tilt, angle, lean, tip present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" | ||
| list - cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree" | ||
| lean | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| list - enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians" | ||
| number | ||
| identify, name consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" | ||
| itemise, itemize place on a list of items; "itemize one's tax deductions" | ||
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Wiktionary
- list (Noun)
A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth. - list (Noun)
Material used for cloth selvage. - list (Noun)
The palisades or barriers used to fence off a space for tilting or jousting tournaments. - list (Noun)
A register or roll of paper consisting of an enumeration or compilation of a set of possible items. - list (Noun)
A codified representation of a list, used to store data or in processing; especially, in the LISP programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items. - list (Noun)
Art; craft; cunning; skill. - list (Noun)
A tilting or careening manoeuvre, which causes the ship to roll. Usually used to describe tilting not under a ship's own power. - list (Noun)
A tilt to a building. - list (Verb)
To create or recite a list. - list (Verb)
To place in listings. - list (Verb)
To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist. - list (Verb)
To enclose a field, etc. for combat. - list (Verb)
To listen. - list (Verb)
To listen to. - list (Verb)
To carry out such a manoeuvre. - list (Verb)
To be pleasing to. - list (Verb)
To wish, like, desire to do something.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- list (n.)
A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat. - list (v. t.)
To inclose for combat; as, to list a field. - list (v. i.)
To hearken; to attend; to listen. - list (v. t.)
To listen or hearken to. - list (v. i.)
To desire or choose; to please. - list (v. i.)
To lean; to incline; as, the ship lists to port. - list (n.)
Inclination; desire. - list (n.)
An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard. - list (n.)
A strip forming the woven border or selvedge of cloth, particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it; hence, a strip of cloth; a fillet. - list (n.)
A limit or boundary; a border. - list (n.)
The lobe of the ear; the ear itself. - list (n.)
A stripe. - list (n.)
A roll or catalogue, that is row or line; a record of names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of ratable estate. - list (n.)
A little square molding; a fillet; -- called also listel. - list (n.)
A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board. - list (n.)
A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman. - list (n.)
The first thin coat of tin. - list (n.)
A wirelike rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated. - list (v. t.)
To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border. - list (v. t.)
To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list. - list (v. t.)
To enroll; to place or register in a list. - list (v. t.)
To engage, as a soldier; to enlist. - list (v. t.)
To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board. - list (v. i.)
To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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A register or roll of paper consisting of an enumeration or compilation of a set of possible items. -
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To make a list of.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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list, n. the selvage on woven textile fabrics: a stripe of any kind: (Shak.) a border.—adj. made of strips of woollen selvage. [A.S. lÃst; Ger. leiste.] -
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list, n. a catalogue, roll, or enumeration: a book, &c., containing a series of names of persons or things.—v.t. to place in a list or catalogue: to engage for the public service, as soldiers.—v.i. to enter the public service by enrolling one's name, to enlist.—Active list, the roll of soldiers on active service; Civil list (see Civil); Free list (see Free). [O. Fr. liste—Mid. High Ger. liste (Ger. leiste), border; A.S. lÃst, orig. same word as above.] -
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list, n. a line enclosing a piece of ground, esp. for combat: (pl.) the ground enclosed for a contest.—v.t. to enclose for a tournament.—Enter the lists, to engage in contest. [O. Fr. lisse (Fr. lice, It. lizza)—Low L. liciæ, barrier, perh. from L. licium, a thrum.] -
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list, v.i. to have pleasure in: to desire: to like or please: to choose: (naut.) to incline or heel over to one side.—v.t. to cause to careen or heel over.—n. such an inclination. [A.S. lystan, impers., please—lust, pleasure.] -
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list, v.t. and v.i. original form of listen: now poetical.—v.t. Listen (lis′n), to hear or attend to.—v.i. to give ear or hearken: to follow advice.—n. List′ener, one who listens or hearkens.—adjs. List′ful, attentive; List′less, having no desire or wish: careless: uninterested: weary: indolent.—adv. List′lessly.—n. List′lessness. [A.S. hlystan—hlyst, hearing; Ice. hlusta.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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To incline to one side; as "the ship has a list to port," i.e. leans over to that side. -
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A roll of names, as the army and navy lists; but usually at sea it means the doctor's list. Also, the abbreviation for enlist. "Why did you list?" said when a man is grumbling who has entered a service voluntarily.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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A roll or catalogue; as, the army-list, the pay list, etc. -
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A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat. To enter the lists, to accept a challenge, or engage in a contest. -
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To engage in the public service by enrolling one’s name, as soldiers; to inclose for combat; as, to list a field.
Wikipedia 
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A list is a part of a text, which has many words separated by commas (,) or a group of words going down the page that may use bullet points or numbers. Semi-colons (;) are also used sometimes to separate items in a list.
I have invited Peter, Mary and Henry to my birthday.
People I invited to my birthday: Peter; Mary; Henry.
