list

[ list ]

/ lɪst /

noun

a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record: a list of members.

list price.

Computers. a series of records in a file.

a complete record of stocks handled by a stock exchange.

all of the books of a publisher that are available for sale.

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verb (used with object)

to set down together in a list; make a list of: to list the membership of a club.

to enter in a list, directory, catalog, etc.: to list him among the members.

to place on a list of persons to be watched, excluded, restricted, etc.

Computers. to print or display in a list: Let's list the whole program and see where the bug is.

to register (a security) on a stock exchange so that it may be traded there.

Archaic. enlist.

verb (used without object)

to be offered for sale, as in a catalog, at a specified price: This radio lists at $49.95.

Archaic. enlist.

Origin of list

1595–1605; special use of list² (roll of names, perhaps orig. of contestants in the lists); compare French liste < Italian lista roll of names, earlier, band, strip (e.g., of paper), border < Old High German (German Leiste)

SYNONYMS FOR list

1 register. List, catalog, inventory, roll, schedule imply a definite arrangement of items. List denotes a series of names, items, or figures arranged in a row or rows: a list of groceries. Catalog adds the idea of alphabetical or other orderly arrangement, and, often, descriptive particulars and details: a library catalog. An inventory is a detailed descriptive list of property, stock, goods, or the like made for legal or business purposes: a store inventory. A roll is a list of names of members of some defined group often used to ascertain their presence or absence: a class roll. A schedule is a methodical (especially official) list, often indicating the time or sequence of certain events: a train schedule.

7 record, catalog.

8 enroll.

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Words nearby list

lissive, lissom, lissome, lissotrichous, lissotricic, list, list price, list renting, list server, listed, listed building

Definition for list (2 of 6)

list ²

[ list ]

/ lɪst /

noun

a border or bordering strip, usually of cloth.

a selvage.

selvages collectively.

a strip of cloth or other material.

a strip or band of any kind.

a stripe of color.

a division of the hair or beard.

one of the ridges or furrows of earth made by a lister.

a strip of material, as bark or sapwood, to be trimmed from a board.

fillet(def 6a).

adjective

made of selvages or strips of cloth.

verb (used with object)

to produce furrows and ridges on (land) with a lister.

to prepare (ground) for planting by making ridges and furrows.

to cut away a narrow strip of wood from the edge of (a stave, plank, etc.).

Obsolete. to apply a border or edge to.

Origin of list

before 900; Middle English lista, Old English līst border; cognate with Dutch lijst, German Leiste (Old High German līsta)

Definition for list (3 of 6)

list ³

[ list ]

/ lɪst /

noun

a careening, or leaning to one side, as of a ship.

verb (used without object)

(of a ship or boat) to incline to one side; careen: The ship listed to starboard.

verb (used with object)

to cause (a vessel) to incline to one side: The shifting of the cargo listed the ship to starboard.

Origin of list

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

SYNONYMS FOR list

2, 3 tilt, slant, heel.

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Definition for list (4 of 6)

list ⁴

[ list ]

/ lɪst /

Archaic.

verb (used with object)

to please.

to like or desire.

verb (used without object)

to like; wish; choose.

Origin of list

⁴

before 900; Middle English listen, lusten, Old English ( ge)lystan to please; cognate with German gelüsten, Old Norse lysta to desire, akin to Gothic lustōn to desire. See lust

Definition for list (5 of 6)

list ⁵

[ list ]

/ lɪst /

Archaic.

verb (used without object)

to listen.

verb (used with object)

to listen to.

Origin of list

⁵

before 900; Middle English listen, Old English hlystan to listen, hear, derivative of hlyst ear; cognate with Swedish lysta; akin to Old Norse hlusta to listen. See listen

Definition for list (6 of 6)

List

[ list ]

/ lɪst /

noun

Frie·drich

[free-drik] /ˈfri drɪk/,1789–1846, U.S. political economist and journalist, born in Germany.

Example sentences from the Web for list

As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

In Defense of Blasphemy |Michael Tomasky |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
With all due respect to his athletic skill, Gronkowski is not high on the list of NFL players that elicit carnal thoughts.

‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits |Emily Shire |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Conway goes on to list a series of other coincidences that he suggests are not simply explained.

Harry’s Daddy, and Diana’s ‘Murder’: Royal Rumors In a New Play |Tom Sykes |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
And so we compiled this list through conversations with colleagues and social media crowd-sourcing.

The Best Columns of 2014 |John Avlon, Errol Louis |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And now to this list of New York pols who refuse to go away, it may be possible to add another name: Vito Fossella.

Will Dirty Pol Vito Fossella Replace Dirty Pol Michael Grimm? |David Freedlander |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Cedric looked up, frowning, from the list on which he was still engaged.

Consequences |E. M. Delafield
He knew by heart the list of things which had been taken from their house.

The Crisis, Complete |Winston Churchill
Lower down on the list were the names of simple gentlemen like Featherstone and Sydney.

The King's Men |Robert Grant, John Boyle O'Reilly, J. S. Dale, and John T. Wheelwright
From such a list of our fare, it would seem as if we over-ate ourselves as consistently as the en pension visitors at the hotels.

A Poor Man's House |Stephen Sydney Reynolds
He had no connection with this list of kings, but is, like Noah in Genesis 5, attached to it on account of the flood.

Archology and the Bible |George A. Barton

British Dictionary definitions for list (1 of 5)

list ¹

/ (lɪst) /

noun

an item-by-item record of names or things, usually written or printed one under the other

computing a linearly ordered data structure

be on the danger list to be in a critical medical or physical condition

verb

(tr) to make a list of

(tr) to include in a list

(tr) British to declare to be a listed building

(tr) stock exchange to obtain an official quotation for (a security) so that it may be traded on the recognized market

an archaic word for enlist

Derived forms of list

listable, adjective

Word Origin for list

C17: from French, ultimately related to list ²; compare Italian lista list of names (earlier: border, strip, as of paper), Old High German līsta border

British Dictionary definitions for list (2 of 5)

list ²

/ (lɪst) /

verb

(esp of ships) to lean over or cause to lean over to one side

noun

the act or an instance of leaning to one side

Word Origin for list

C17: origin unknown

British Dictionary definitions for list (3 of 5)

list ³

/ (lɪst) /

noun

a border or edging strip, esp of cloth

a less common word for selvage

a strip of bark, sapwood, etc, trimmed from a board or plank

another word for fillet (def. 8)

a strip, band, ridge or furrow

agriculture a ridge in ploughed land formed by throwing two furrows together

verb (tr)

to border with or as if with a list or lists

agriculture to plough (land) so as to form lists

to cut a list from (a board, plank, etc)

Word Origin for list

Old English līst; related to Old High German līsta

British Dictionary definitions for list (4 of 5)

list ⁴

/ (lɪst) archaic /

verb

to be pleasing to (a person)

(tr) to desire or choose

noun

a liking or desire

Word Origin for list

Old English lystan; related to Old High German lusten and Gothic lūston to desire

British Dictionary definitions for list (5 of 5)

list ⁵

/ (lɪst) /

verb

an archaic or poetic word for listen

Word Origin for list

Old English hlystan; related to Old Norse hlusta

Idioms and Phrases with list

list

see black list; enter the lists; sucker list.

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