List

Quick meaning: List is a noun meaning A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.

Meaning

A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.

More Meanings

1. Material used for cloth selvage.
2. A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself.
3. (in the plural, historical) The barriers or palisades used to fence off a space for jousting or tilting tournaments.
4. (architecture) A little square moulding; a fillet or listel.
5. (carpentry) A narrow strip of wood, especially sapwood, cut from the edge of a board or plank.
6. (in the plural, military, historical) The scene of a military contest; the ground or field of combat; an enclosed space that serves as a battlefield; the site of a pitched battle.
7. (computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.

Example Sentences

"Scrooge and Marley's, I believe," said one of the gentlemen, referring to his list. "Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Scrooge, or Mr. Marley?"

“Listen! I see it all — down, down even to the stays! Such stays! Six-eight a pair, Polly, with red flannel — or list is it? — that they put into the tops of those fearful things. I can draw you a picture of them.”

Why should we not send a message out over London which would attract to us anyone who might still be alive? I ran across, and pulling at the list-covered rope, I was surprised to find how difficult it was to swing the bell.

Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. […] Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. Dr Yoshimoto and his colleagues would like to add liver cancer to that list.

Word Forms

• lists
• listing
• listed

Synonyms for list

Depending on context, synonyms include tabulate, cunning, inclination, lean, tilt, name.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tilt, inclination, lean, leaning, name, number.

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