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To make a list is to put things in order or to name them, like a grocery list or a wish list. Listing is also leaning over, creating a slant called a list.

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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.

Noun
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"

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

Verb
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"

Verb
enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"

Verb
tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"

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Verb
cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"

Verb
include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"


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.

v. t.
To inclose for combat; as, to list a field.

v. i.
To hearken; to attend; to listen.

v. t.
To listen or hearken to.

v. i.
To desire or choose; to please.

v. i.
To lean; to incline; as, the ship lists to port.

n.
Inclination; desire.

n.
An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard.

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.

n.
A limit or boundary; a border.

n.
The lobe of the ear; the ear itself.

n.
A stripe.

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.

n.
A little square molding; a fillet; -- called also listel.

n.
A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board.

n.
A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman.

n.
The first thin coat of tin.

n.
A wirelike rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated.

v. t.
To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border.

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.

v. t.
To enroll; to place or register in a list.

v. t.
To engage, as a soldier; to enlist.

v. t.
To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board.

v. i.
To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.


List

List , n. [F. lice, LL. liciae, pl., from L. licium thread, girdle.] 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. Chaucer.
In measured lists to toss the weighty lance.
To enter the lists, to accept a challenge, or engage in contest.

List

List, v. t. To inclose for combat; as, to list a field.

List

List, v. i. [See Listen.] To hearken; to attend; to listen. [Obs. except in poetry.]
Stand close, and list to him.

List

List, v. t. To listen or hearken to.
Then weigh what loss your honor may sustain, If with too credent ear you list his songs.

List

List, v. i. [OE. listen, lusten, AS. lystan, from lust pleasure. See Lust.] 1. To desire or choose; to please.
The wind bloweth where it listeth.
Them that add to the Word of God what them listeth.
Let other men think of your devices as they list.
2. (Naut.) To lean; to incline; as, the ship lists to port.

List

List, n. 1. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. (Naut.) An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard.

List

List, n. [AS. l'c6st a list of cloth; akin to D. lijst, G. leiste, OHG. l'c6sta,Icel. lista, listi, Sw. list, Dan. liste. In sense 5 from F. liste, of German origin, and thus ultimately the same word.] 1. 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. " Gartered with a red and blue list. " Shak. 2. A limit or boundary; a border.
The very list, the very utmost bound, Of all our fortunes.
3. The lobe of the ear; the ear itself. [Obs.] Chaucer. 4. A stripe. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 5. 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.
He was the ablest emperor of all the list.
6. (Arch.) A little square molding; a fillet; -- called also listel. 7. (Carp.) A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board. 8. (Rope Making) A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman. 9. (Tin-plate Manuf.) (a) The first thin coat of tin. (b) A wirelike rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated. Civil list (Great Britain & U.S.), the civil officers of government, as judges, ambassadors, secretaries, etc. Hence, the revenues or appropriations of public money for the support of the civil officers. More recently, the civil list, in England, embraces only the expenses of the reigning monarch's household. Free list. (a) A list of articles admitted to a country free of duty. (b) A list of persons admitted to any entertainment, as a theater or opera, without payment, or to whom a periodical, or the like, is furnished without cost. Syn. -- Roll; catalogue; register; inventory; schedule. -- List, Boll, Catalogue, Register, Inventory, Schedule. Alist is properly a simple series of names, etc., in a brief form, such as might naturally be entered in a narrow strip of paper. A roll was originally a list containing the names of persons belonging to a public body (as Parliament, etc.), which was rolled up and laid aside among its archives. A catalogue is a list of persons or things arranged in order, and usually containing some description of the same, more or less extended. A register is designed for record or preservation. An inventory is a list of articles, found on hand in a store of goods, or in the estate of a deceased person, or under similar circumstances. A schedule is a formal list or inventory prepared for legal or business purposes.

List

List , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Listed; p. pr. & vb. n. Listing.] [From list a roll.] 1. To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border. Sir H. Wotton. 2. To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list.
The tree that stood white-listed through the gloom.
3. To enroll; to place or register in a list.
Listed among the upper serving men.
4. To engage, as a soldier; to enlist.
I will list you for my soldier.
5. (Carp.) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board. To list a stock (Stock Exchange), to put it in the list of stocks called at the meeting of the board.

List

List, v. i. To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.

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 inclose for combat; as, to list a field.

To hearken; to attend; to listen. [Obs. except in poetry.]

Stand close, and list to him.

To listen or hearken to.

To desire or choose; to please.

Inclination; desire.

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.

To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border.

To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist.

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Usage Examples

If Martin Scorsese calls, I am available. And then there the ones, well, you can just run down the list - any of those Oscar-nominated films, they have amazing directors across the board.

Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.

I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.

I just think that sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they've ceased to be of any use to either of you. I'm always meeting new people, and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit.

I'm the one who's dating the craft-service guy instead of the producer. Plus, if a producer is going to date a hot young thing, I'm probably not the first person on their list - the weird, quirky, funny girl.

For the first time ever I was taking the family on the road. We stayed with my in-laws, which on life's list of experiences ranks right below sitting in a tub full of scissors.

I'd make a terrible surgeon. The fear of blood? Very high on my list.

I wished to God the doctor had handed me a pamphlet that said, 'Hey, sorry about the autism, but here's a step-by-step list on what to do next.' But doctors don't do that. They say 'sorry' and move you along.

All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.

If you made a list of reasons why any couple got married, and another list of the reasons for their divorce, you'd have a hell of a lot of overlapping.

Although awareness of cancer's prevalence in the United States improves and medical advances in the field abound, pancreatic cancer has largely been absent from the list of major success stories.

If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.

Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.

Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature's teachings.

I could probably give you a list of a dozen pet peeves I have about my own physicality and why I couldn't get a second date.

I don't think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would imagine that when it comes to romantic comedies, my name would be pretty low down on the list.

I don't know if this is too weird to say, but this is completely surreal for me. Bizarre. The cover of 'Teen Vogue' has been on my bucket list forever.

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