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LIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

he walked with a heavy inclination to the right

Synonyms:

inclination; lean; leaning; list; tilt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("list" is a kind of...):

position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)

Derivation:

list (tilt to one side)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

list; listing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("list" is a kind of...):

database (an organized body of related information)

Meronyms (parts of "list"):

item; point (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "list"):

hit list (a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder))

hit parade (a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time)

index (an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed)

key (a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations)

key (a list of answers to a test)

inventory; stock list (a detailed list of all the items in stock)

mailing list (a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed)

flag; masthead (a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.)

computer menu; menu ((computer science) a list of options available to a computer user)

necrology (a list of people who died recently)

play list; playlist (a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio)

portfolio (a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution)

posting ((bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records)

price list (a listing of prices for different goods or services)

push-down list; push-down stack; stack (a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO))

queue ((information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted)

roll; roster (a list of names)

schedule (an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur)

shopping list (a list of items to be purchased)

short list; shortlist (a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen)

sick list (a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc))

slate; ticket (a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices)

standing (an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event)

wish list (a list of events that you wish would occur)

agenda; agendum; order of business (a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting))

A-list (a list of names of specially favored people)

bibliography (a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.))

bill (a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare))

black book; blacklist; shitlist (a list of people who are out of favor)

calendar (a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc))

calorie chart (a list of foods and information about their caloric content)

canon (a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church)

catalog; catalogue (a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically)

character set (an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing)

chart ((usually plural) a listing of best-selling recorded music)

checklist (a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted)

grocery list; shopping list (a list of heterogenous items that someone wants)

free list (a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs)

FAQ (a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers)

enumeration; numbering (a numbered list)

distribution list (list of names to whom a communication should be sent)

directory ((computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk))

criminal record; record (a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted)

credits (a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film))

corrigenda (a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections)

contents; table of contents (a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start)

codex (an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.)

class list; honours list (a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations)

Derivation:

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

list (enumerate)

list (include in a list)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

List the states west of the Mississippi

Synonyms:

list; name

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "list" is one way to...):

enumerate; itemise; itemize; recite (specify individually)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

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

lister (assessor who makes out the tax lists)

listing (the act of making a list of items)

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Enumerate

Example:

We must number the names of the great mathematicians

Synonyms:

list; number

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "list" is one way to...):

identify; name (give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "list"):

itemise; itemize (place on a list of items)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

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

listing (the act of making a list of items)

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Tilt to one side

Example:

The ship listed to starboard

Synonyms:

heel; list

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "list" is one way to...):

angle; lean; slant; tilt; tip (to incline or bend from a vertical position)

Verb group:

lean; list (cause to lean to the side)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

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

Sense 4

Meaning:

Cause to lean to the side

Example:

Erosion listed the old tree

Synonyms:

lean; list

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "list" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Verb group:

heel; list (tilt to one side)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Include in a list

Example:

Am I listed in your register?

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "list" is one way to...):

register (record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "list"):

inventory; stock-take; take stock (make or include in an itemized record or report)

empanel; impanel (enter into a list of prospective jurors)

index (list in an index)

blacklist (put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted)

post (enter on a public list)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

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

lister (assessor who makes out the tax lists)

listing (the act of making a list of items)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Yet here are we in the lists of life, and there come the seven black champions against us Sir Pride, Sir Covetousness, Sir Lust, Sir Anger, Sir Gluttony, Sir Envy, and Sir Sloth.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You might have to delay a vacation or put off buying something expensive for now, but this is temporary, and eventually, you can put that wish back on your list.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you have Addison disease, you should carry an emergency ID. It should say that you have the disease, list your medicines and say how much you need in an emergency.

(Addison Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Adverse events may be captured either as free text or a pre-specified list of terms.

(Adverse Event Domain, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The third level of severity in an ordered list based on a five-level scale of minimal, mild, moderate, marked, and severe.

(Moderate, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

In addition to the above listed criteria, a 50% or more reduction in the size of soft tissue plasmacytomas is also required, if present at baseline.

(Partial Response of Multiple Myeloma or Plasma Cell Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

The first (lowest) level of severity in an ordered list based on a five-level scale of minimal, mild, moderate, marked, and severe.

(Minimum, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The second level of severity in an ordered list based on a five-level scale of minimal, mild, moderate, marked, and severe.

(Mild, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Take this list to all your doctor visits.

(Medication Errors, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Other types of training not listed

(Other Types of Training, NCI Thesaurus)