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list

UK/lɪst/ US/ˈlɪst/ very common
noun (2) verb (5)

noun

1.

a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

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2.

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”
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verb

1.

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

  • “List the states west of the Mississippi”
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2.

include in a list

  • “Am I listed in your register?”
3.

enumerate

  • “We must number the names of the great mathematicians”
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4.

cause to lean to the side

  • “Erosion listed the old tree”
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5.

tilt to one side

  • “The balloon heeled over”
  • “the wind made the vessel heel”
  • “The ship listed to starboard”
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Origin

From Middle English lī̆st, lī̆ste (“band, stripe; hem, selvage; border, edge, rim; list, specification; barriers enclosing area for jousting, etc.”), from Old English līste (“hem, edge, strip”), or Old French liste, listre (“border; band; strip of paper; list”), or Medieval Latin lista, all from Proto-West Germanic *līstā, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“to trace, track”). Cognates * Saterland Frisian Lieste (“margin, strip, list”) * Dutch lijst (“picture frame, list”) * German Low German Liest (“edging, border”) * German Leiste (“strip, rail, ledge; (heraldry) bar”) * Swedish lista (“list”) * Icelandic lista listi (“list”) * Italian lista (“list; strip”) * Portuguese lista (“list”) * Spanish lista (“list, roll; stripe”) * Galician lista (“band, strip; list”) * Finnish lista (“(informal) list; batten”).

Phrases

  • A list
  • access control list
  • add to the list
  • adjacency list
  • association list
  • bigot list
  • binnacle list
  • blue list
  • enumerated articles
  • listed company
  • scheduled territory
  • tick off

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