short-list
[ shawrt-list ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˌlɪst /
verb (used with object)
to put on a short list.
Words nearby short-list
short-form,
short-handed,
short-haul,
short-horned grasshopper,
short-laid,
short-list,
short-lived,
short-order,
short-range,
short-run,
short-sheet
Definition for short-list (2 of 2)
short list
or short·list
noun
a list of those people or items preferred or most likely to be chosen, as winnowed from a longer list of possibilities.
Origin of short list
First recorded in 1925–30
British Dictionary definitions for short-list
short list
/ mainly British /
noun
a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which the successful candidate will be selected
verb short-list (tr)
to put (someone) on a short list