Definition of list

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list - 8 definitions

- noun
1. list -- a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
synonyms: listing
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. tilt -- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
synonyms: tilt, inclination, lean, leaning
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
3. list -- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
synonyms: name
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. list -- include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. list -- cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
synonyms: lean
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. list -- tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"
synonyms: heel
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. number -- enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
synonyms: number
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. list, lists -- to write down in a particular order
synonyms: lists, listed, relist, listable, unlisted, listeth
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 

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