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List

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Noun

1. list, listing

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

2. inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

Example Sentences:
'the tower had a pronounced tilt'
'the ship developed a list to starboard'
'he walked with a heavy inclination to the right'

Verb

3. list, name

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

Example Sentences:
'List the states west of the Mississippi'

4. list

include in a list

Example Sentences:
'Am I listed in your register?'

5. lean, list

cause to lean to the side

Example Sentences:
'Erosion listed the old tree'

6. heel, list

tilt to one side

Example Sentences:
'The balloon heeled over'
'the wind made the vessel heel'
'The ship listed to starboard'

7. list, number

enumerate

Example Sentences:
'We must number the names of the great mathematicians'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

List

see synonyms of list
noun
1. 
an item-by-item record of names or things, usually written or printed one under the other
2. computing
a linearly ordered data structure
3.  be on the danger list
verb
4. (transitive)
to make a list of
5. (transitive)
to include in a list
6. (transitive) British
to declare to be a listed building
7. (transitive) stock exchange
to obtain an official quotation for (a security) so that it may be traded on the recognized market
8.  an archaic word for enlist
verb
1. 
(esp of ships) to lean over or cause to lean over to one side
noun
2. 
the act or an instance of leaning to one side
noun
1. 
a border or edging strip, esp of cloth
2.  a less common word for selvage
3. 
a strip of bark, sapwood, etc, trimmed from a board or plank
4.  another word for fillet (sense 8)
5. 
a strip, band, ridge or furrow
6. agriculture
a ridge in ploughed land formed by throwing two furrows together
verb (transitive)
7. 
to border with or as if with a list or lists
8. agriculture
to plough (land) so as to form lists
9. 
to cut a list from (a board, plank, etc)
verb
1. 
to be pleasing to (a person)
2. (transitive)
to desire or choose
noun
3. 
a liking or desire
verb
an archaic or poetic word for listen

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

List

see synonyms of list
noun
1.  Obsolete
a narrow strip or border
; specif.,
a. 
a strip of cloth
b. 
a stripe of color
c. 
a boundary
2. 
a. 
a narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, trimmed from the edge of a board
b. 
listel
3. 
the selvage of cloth
4. 
a series of names, words, numbers, etc. set forth in order; catalog, roll, etc.
5.  US
a ridge of earth between two furrows
6. 
list price
lists
verb transitive
7.  Obsolete
to edge with, or arrange in, stripes or bands
8. 
a. 
to set forth (a series of names, items, etc.) in order
b. 
to enter (a name, item, etc.) in a list, directory, catalog, etc.
9.  US
to plow (ground) or plant (corn) with a lister
10. 
to trim a strip of wood, esp. sapwood, from the edge of (a board)
11.  Finance
to admit (a stock, option, etc.) for trading on an exchange
verb intransitive
12.  US
to plow with a lister
13. 
to be listed for sale, as in a catalog (at the price specified)
14.  Archaic
to enlist in the armed forces
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. 
to tilt to one side, as a ship
noun
2. 
a tilting or inclining to one side
verb transitive
1.  Archaic
to be pleasing to; suit
verb intransitive
2.  Archaic
to wish; like; choose
noun
3.  Archaic
a craving, desire, or inclination
verb transitive, verb intransitive
Archaic
to listen (to)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

List

see synonyms of list
n.
1. A series of names, words, or other items written, printed, or imagined one after the other: a shopping list; a guest list; a list of things to do.
2. A considerable number; a long series: recited a list of dates memorized.
v. list·ed, list·ing, lists
v.tr.
1. To make a list of; itemize: listed his previous jobs.
2. To enter in a list; register: listed each item received.
3. To put (oneself) in a specific category: lists herself as an artist.
4. Archaic To recruit.
v.intr.
1. To have a stated list price: a radio that lists for ten dollars over the sale price.
2. Archaic To enlist in the armed forces.
n.
1.
a. A narrow strip, especially of wood.
b. Architecture See listel.
c. A border or selvage of cloth.
2. A stripe or band of color.
3.
a. often lists An arena for jousting tournaments or other contests.
b. A place of combat.
c. An area of controversy.
4. A ridge thrown up between two furrows by a lister in plowing.
5. Obsolete A boundary; a border.
tr.v. list·ed, list·ing, lists
1. To cover, line, or edge with list.
2. To cut a thin strip from the edge of.
3. To furrow or plant (land) with a lister.
n.
An inclination to one side, as of a ship; a tilt.
intr. & tr.v. list·ed, list·ing, lists
To lean or cause to lean to the side: The damaged ship listed badly to starboard. Erosion first listed, then toppled the spruce tree.
intr. & tr.v. list·ed, list·ing, lists
Archaic
To listen or listen to.
v. list·ed, list·ing, lists
v.tr.
To be pleasing to; suit.
v.intr.
To be disposed; choose.
n.
A desire or inclination.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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