The meaning of Lists

verb

Put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order.

Usage examples:

She had just finished arranging the flowers

verb

Put into a proper or systematic order

verb

To plan or make preparations for something or for something to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] he arranged a meeting between the two leaders., [ + to infinitive ] my friends arranged to ea…

noun

The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.

Usage examples:

Willows lined the bank of the stream

verb

Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.

Usage examples:

The rain banked the soil up behind the gate

verb

Deposit (money or valuables) in a bank.

Usage examples:

She may have banked a cheque in the wrong account

noun

Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

Usage examples:

He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin

verb

Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.

Usage examples:

If they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere

noun

A slope or tilt.

Usage examples:

The outward cant of the curving walls

verb

Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Usage examples:

An electric golf cart careened around the corner

noun

A complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.

Usage examples:

The catalogue offered profiles of some social justice ngos from around the world who had been using…

verb

Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).

Usage examples:

It will be some time before the collection is fully catalogued

noun

A book that contains a list of all the products that you can buy from a company, including descriptions and prices for each product

Usage examples:

The auction house produces a catalogue full of colour photographs for each sale, available two week…

verb

Place in a particular class or group.

Usage examples:

Silk is categorized as a luxury import

verb

To put people or things into groups of people or things that have the same features

Usage examples:

Categorize sb/sth as sth you can categorize your company's strategy as a reactor, defender, analyze…

noun

A list of items required, things to be done, or points to be considered, used as a reminder.

Usage examples:

We did not present our groups with a checklist of topics or require them to come to consensus.

noun

A list of things that you must remember to do or consider doing

Usage examples:

We went over the checklist of things we had to do before leaving for south africa.

noun

A list of things that you must think about, or that you must remember to do

Usage examples:

Draw up/produce a checklist the department manager drew up a checklist to evaluate the performance …

noun

A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.

Usage examples:

A vast chronicle of spanish history

verb

Record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way.

Usage examples:

His work chronicles 20th-century migration

noun

A record of events in the order in which they happened

Usage examples:

This book is the most eloquent chronicle of an empire’s downfall that i have seen., infml the diary…

verb

Arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Usage examples:

Mountain peaks are classified according to their shape

verb

Arrange or order by categories

verb

To divide things into groups according to type

Usage examples:

We classify our books by subject.

noun

A book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Usage examples:

I go down to the mhs library and begin looking at the 1912 city directories, alphabetical listings …

noun

A list of telephone numbers, names, addresses, or other information

Usage examples:

I found your address in the directory of university graduates.

noun

A book that gives a list of names, addresses, or other facts

Usage examples:

Our idea was to create a local directory with information for new residents., be included/listed in…

noun

A document or label listing the contents of a consignment or package.

Usage examples:

The health department is working with the british supermarket chain to introduce shopping dockets t…

verb

Mark (a consignment or package) with a document or label listing the contents.

Usage examples:

The clothes would be handed in and neatly docketed

noun

A list of cases to be dealt with in a law court

verb

Come or go into (a place).

Usage examples:

She entered the kitchen

noun

A key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu.

Usage examples:

The games are rather shallow and require only the use of the four arrow keys and the enter key on y…

verb

To come or go into

verb

Mention (a number of things) one by one.

Usage examples:

There is not space to enumerate all his works

verb

To name things separately, one by one

Usage examples:

The salesman enumerated the features of the car.

noun

The action of mentioning a number of things one by one.

Usage examples:

The complete enumeration of all possible genetic states

noun

The act of naming things separately, one by one

Usage examples:

Graphs and enumerations accompany the report., the enumeration from the census is important in dist…

noun

A folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference.

Usage examples:

A file of correspondence

verb

Place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order.

Usage examples:

The contract, when signed, is filed

verb

(of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner.

Usage examples:

The mourners filed into the church

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

The back part of the human foot below the ankle.

Usage examples:

Knees are bent and held in front of the chest, with the heels positioned below the hips.

verb

Fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot).

Usage examples:

They were soling and heeling heavy working boots

exclamation

A command to a dog to walk close behind its owner.

Usage examples:

‘heel’ i said and rusty obeyed.

verb

Be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something.

Usage examples:

He was inclined to accept the offer

noun

An inclined surface or plane; a slope, especially on a road or railway.

Usage examples:

The road climbs a long incline through a forest

noun

(in a book or set of books) an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned.

Usage examples:

Clear cross references supplemented by a thorough index

verb

Record (names, subjects, etc.) in an index.

Usage examples:

The list indexes theses under regional headings

noun

An alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing on which page a name or subject appears, or computer information ordered in a particular way

Usage examples:

If you want to find the place in the text that henry james is mentioned, look it up in the index., …

noun

A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building.

Usage examples:

About 6 per cent of the slaves listed as sick in inventories of sugar properties suffered from cans…

verb

Make a complete list of.

Usage examples:

I inventoried his collection of drawings

verb

A detailed list of all the items in stock

verb

Present as a list of individual items.

Usage examples:

I have itemized the morning's tasks

verb

To list particular things separately

Usage examples:

I always itemize deductions on my income tax.

verb

To list things such as payments or charges separately, usually including details about each

Usage examples:

He was accused of failing to report payments to political consultants and failing to itemize credit…

verb

Be in or move into a sloping position.

Usage examples:

He leaned back in his chair

noun

A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.

Usage examples:

The vehicle has a definite lean to the left

adjective

(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.

Usage examples:

His lean, muscular body

noun

A newspaper, magazine, or online article that is in the form of a list

Usage examples:

I hate those listicles called things like "10 things you didn't know about cats".

noun

A list or catalogue.

Usage examples:

Looking over the catalogues and listings of the period, it is amusing to see what was popular then …

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

verb

(of a ship) lean over to one side, typically because of a leak or unbalanced cargo.

Usage examples:

The ship was listing badly

noun

A series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.

Usage examples:

Many times in my life, i have heard perpetua and felicity mentioned in litanies of saints and praye…

noun

A long christian prayer in which the person leading the service speaks some parts and the other people at the service speak other parts

noun

A long list of unpleasant things, especially things that are repeated

Usage examples:

The manufacturers are reported to have received a litany of complaints from dissatisfied customers.

noun

A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off.

Usage examples:

She tripped over a fallen log

verb

Enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record.

Usage examples:

The incident has to be logged

noun

Short for logarithm.

Usage examples:

Log values

noun

A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

Usage examples:

We waited for twenty minutes

adjective

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

Minute particles

verb

Record (the proceedings of a meeting).

Usage examples:

The secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Usage examples:

Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

Usage examples:

You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

Usage examples:

He pitched the ship inside and outside

noun

A performance of a programme of music by a soloist or small group.

Usage examples:

I gave my first recital at the royal college

verb

Repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience.

Usage examples:

He recited passages of dante

noun

A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.

Usage examples:

You should keep a written record

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

Usage examples:

They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb

Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

noun

An official list or record of names or items.

Usage examples:

A membership register

verb

Short for cash register.

verb

To record someone’s name or ownership of property on an official list

Usage examples:

[ t ] i registered the car in my name., [ + to infinitive ] voters have until february 16 to regist…

verb

Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

Usage examples:

The car rolled down into a ditch

noun

A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

Usage examples:

A roll of carpet

verb

Move by turning over or rotating

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

Usage examples:

It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

Usage examples:

'sblood

noun

A plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.

Usage examples:

We have drawn up an engineering schedule

verb

Arrange or plan (an event) to take place at a particular time.

Usage examples:

The release of the single is scheduled for april

verb

A list of times at which things are planned to occur

noun

A number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another.

Usage examples:

The explosion was the latest in a series of accidents

noun

A number of similar or related events or things, one following another

Usage examples:

A series of scandals over the past year has not helped public confidence in the administration.

noun

A number of similar or related events or things, one following another

Usage examples:

A series of events/interviews/meetings, a series of articles/books/studies this is the first of a s…

verb

Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.

Usage examples:

A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

noun

A sloping position.

Usage examples:

The hedge grew at a slant

adjective

Sloping.

Usage examples:

Slant pockets

noun

A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.

Usage examples:

He slithered helplessly down the slope

verb

(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.

Usage examples:

The garden sloped down to a stream

noun

A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at.

Usage examples:

She put the plate on the table

verb

Present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting.

Usage examples:

More than 200 amendments to the bill have already been tabled

noun

Furniture having a smooth flat top supported by legs

verb

Arrange (data) in tabular form.

Usage examples:

The system is designed to enable users to extract, analyse, and tabulate data

verb

To arrange facts, numbers, or other information in the form of a table

Usage examples:

We plan to tabulate the findings of our survey.

verb

To arrange information in the form of a table (= in rows or columns)

Usage examples:

The results of the survey have not yet been tabulated., the reports tabulated statistics on income,…

verb

To arrange facts, numbers, or other information in the form of a table

Usage examples:

We plan to tabulate the findings of our survey.

verb

To arrange information in the form of a table (= in rows or columns)

Usage examples:

The results of the survey have not yet been tabulated., the reports tabulated statistics on income,…

noun

A current score or amount.

Usage examples:

That takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games

verb

Agree or correspond.

Usage examples:

Their signatures should tally with their names on the register

noun

A record or count of a number of items

Usage examples:

The final tally was 21 for and 16 against., [ t ] i need to finish tallying the receipts., [ i ] hi…

noun

A piece of paper or card that gives the holder a certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public transport, or participate in an event.

Usage examples:

Admission is by ticket only

verb

Issue (someone) with an official notice of a traffic offence.

Usage examples:

Park illegally and you are likely to be ticketed

noun

A small card that shows that the person holding it has paid for an activity

Usage examples:

An airline/train ticket, a movie/concert/theater ticket, have you bought your ticket yet?, a speedi…

verb

Move or cause to move into a sloping position.

Usage examples:

The floor tilted slightly

noun

A sloping position or movement.

Usage examples:

The tilt of her head

verb

Lean over; tip

noun

The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.

Usage examples:

George pressed the tips of his fingers together

verb

Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.

Usage examples:

The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow

noun

A place where rubbish is left.

Usage examples:

A rubbish tip

verb

Throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually.

Usage examples:

Suzy tossed her bag on to the sofa

noun

An act or instance of tossing something.

Usage examples:

A defiant toss of her head

verb

Throw with a light motion

idiom

Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

phrasal verb

Make a note of something in writing.

Usage examples:

Alice wrote down the address

phrasal verb

Reduce the nominal value of stock or goods.