lists

[ lists ]

/ lɪsts /

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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.

the barriers enclosing this arena.

any place or scene of combat, competition, controversy, etc.

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transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

to explain in terms that can be more easily understood.

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Idioms for lists

enter the lists, to involve oneself in a conflict or contest: to enter the lists against the protective tariff.

Origin of lists

1350–1400; Middle English listes, plural of liste list²

Words nearby lists

listicle, listing, listing's law, listless, liston, lists, listserv, liszt, liszt, franz, lit, lit de justice

Definition for lists (2 of 6)

list¹

[ 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.

Digital Technology. listserv: Please unsubscribe me from the list.

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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Definition for lists (3 of 6)

list²

[ 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 lists (4 of 6)

list³

[ 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 lists (5 of 6)

list⁴

[ 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 lists (6 of 6)

list⁵

[ 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

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Example sentences from the Web for lists

The Amazon biography for an author named Papa Faal mentions both Gambia and lists a military record that matches the FBI report.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As the year winds to a close, film critics start to unveil their lists of the best films of the year.
2014’s Best Movies in One Clip|Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He lists them starting with modern sniper rifles going all the way up to anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.
Why Does the Free Syrian Army Hate Us?|Jamie Dettmer|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead of statues of generals, we put up monuments to ordinary soldiers, lists of names rather than men on horseback.
Why Some Americans Are More Equal Than Others|Jedediah Purdy|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Commercial airline pilot is consistently placed near the top of “Most Stressful Jobs” lists.
Busted for Heroin: When Pilots Fly High|Caitlin Dickson|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prince John resumed his retreat from the lists, and the dispersion of the multitude became general.
Ivanhoe|Walter Scott
The Kansas and Arkansas lists are taken from the record of small flocks and are not very reliable.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
His name constantly appears on the lists of subscribers to new books.
Diary of Anna Green Winslow|Anna Green Winslow
It got her one or two temporary jobs—but there were hundreds on its lists and it had to spread charity thin.
The Tyranny of Weakness|Charles Neville Buck
These lists of unfamiliar names look like the dbris of a quarry—hard, meaningless, and to us useless.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua|William Garden Blaikie

British Dictionary definitions for lists (1 of 6)

lists

/ (lɪsts) /

pl n

history

the enclosed field of combat at a tournament
the barriers enclosing the field at a tournament

any arena or scene of conflict, controversy, etc

enter the lists to engage in a conflict, controversy, etc

Word Origin for lists

C14: plural of list ² (border, boundary)

British Dictionary definitions for lists (2 of 6)

list¹

/ (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 lists (3 of 6)

list²

/ (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 lists (4 of 6)

list³

/ (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 lists (5 of 6)

list⁴

/ (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 lists (6 of 6)

list⁵

/ (lɪst) /

verb

an archaic or poetic word for listen

Word Origin for list

Old English hlystan; related to Old Norse hlusta

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Idioms and Phrases with lists

list

see black list; enter the lists; sucker list.

lists

noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

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