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- [list]
- /lɪst/
- /lɪst/
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- [list]
- /lɪst/
Definitions of list word
- noun list Friedrich [free-drik] /ˈfri drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1789–1846, U.S. political economist and journalist, born in Germany. 1
- verb with object list to listen to. 1
- verb without object list to listen. 1
- adjective list made of selvages or strips of cloth. 1
- noun list A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other. 1
- noun list written series of items 1
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Origin of list
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
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)
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Parts of speech for List
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
list popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
list usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for list
noun list
- series — a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- file — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- calendar — A calendar is a chart or device which displays the date and the day of the week, and often the whole of a particular year divided up into months, weeks, and days.
- poll — polly.
verb list
- detail — The details of something are its individual features or elements.
- spell out — to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?
- note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
Antonyms for list
noun list
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
verb list
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- straighten — make straight
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