Definitions for LIST
lɪstlist

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. list, listingnoun

   a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

2. tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaningverb

   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"

3. list, nameverb

   give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

   "List the states west of the Mississippi"

4. listverb

   include in a list

   "Am I listed in your register?"

5. list, leanverb

   cause to lean to the side

   "Erosion listed the old tree"

6. list, heelverb

   tilt to one side

   "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"

7. number, listverb

   enumerate

   "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Listnoun

   Etymology: liste, French.

   1. A roll; a catalogue.

   He was the ablest emperor of all the list. Francis Bacon.

   Some say the loadstone is poison, and therefore in the lists of poisons we find it in many authors. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.

   Bring next the royal list of Stuarts forth,
   Undaunted minds, that rul’d the rugged north. Matthew Prior.

   2. [ Lice, French.] Inclosed ground in which tilts are run, and combats fought.

   The ocean, overpeering of his list,
   Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste
   Than young Laertes in a riotous head
   O’er-bears your officers. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   She within lists my ranging mind hath brought,
   That now beyond myself I will not go. Davies.

   Till now alone the mighty nations strove,
   The rest, at gaze, without the lists did stand;
   And threat’ning France, plac’d like a painted Jove,
   Kept idle thunder in his lifted hand. Dryden.

   Paris thy son, and Sparta’s king advance,
   In measur’d lists to toss the weighty lance;
   And who his rival shall in arms subdue,
   His be the dame, and his the treasure too. Alexander Pope, Iliad.

   3. [ lystan , Saxon.] Desire; willingness; choice.

   Alas, she has no speech!
   —— Too much;
   I find it still when I have list to sleep. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Nothing of passion or peevishness, or list to contradict, shall have any bias on my judgment. Charles I .

   He saw false reynard where he lay full low;
   I need not swear he had no list to crow. Dryden.

   4. [ Licium, Latin; lisse, French.] A strip of cloth.

   A linen stock on one leg, and a kersey boot hose on the other, gartered with a red and blue list. William Shakespeare.

   Instead of a list of cotton, or the like filtre, we made use of a siphon of glass. Boyle.

   A list the cobler’s temples ties,
   To keep the hair out of his eyes. Jonathan Swift.

   5. A border.

   They thought it better to let them stand as a list, or marginal border, unto the Old Testament. Richard Hooker, b. v.

2. To Listverb

   Etymology: from list, a roll.

   1. To enlist; to enrol or register.

   For a man to give his name to Christianity in those days, was to list himself a martyr, and to bid farewel not only to the pleasures, but also to the hopes of this life. South.

   They list with women each degen’rate name,
   Who dares not hazard life for future fame. John Dryden, Æn.

   2. To retain and enrol soldiers.

   The lords would, by listing their own servants, persuade the gentlemen in the town to do the like. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   The king who raised this wall appointed a million of soldiers, who were listed and paid for the defence of it against the Tartars. William Temple.

   Two hundred horse he shall command;
   Though few, a warlike and well-chosen band,
   These in my name are listed. Dryden.

   3. [From list; enclosed ground.] To enclose for combats.

   How dares your pride presume against my laws,
   As in a listed field to fight your cause?
   Unask’d the royal grant. John Dryden, Knight’s Tale.

   4. [From list, a shred or border.] To sew together, in such a sort as to make a particoloured shew.

   Some may wonder at such an accumulation of benefits, like a kind of embroidering or listing of one favour upon another. Henry Wotton, Life of Buckingham.

   5. [Contracted from listen.] To hearken to; to listen; to attend.

   Then weigh, what loss your honour may sustain,
   If with too credent ear you list his songs;
   Or lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open
   To his unmaster’d importunity. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   I, this sound I better know:
   List! I would I could hear mo. Ben Jonson.

3. To Listverb

   To chuse; to desire; to be disposed; to incline.

   Etymology: lystan , Saxon.

   Let other men think of your devices as they list, in my judgment they be mere fansies. John Whitgift.

   Unto them that add to the word of God what them listeth, and make God’s will submit unto their will, and break God’s commandments for their own tradition’s sake, unto them it seemeth not good. Richard Hooker, b. ii.

   They imagine, that laws which permit them not to do as they would, will endure them to speak as they list. Richard Hooker.

   To fight in field, or to defend this wall,
   Point what you list, I nought refuse at all. Fairy Queen.

   Now by my mother’s son, and that’s myself,
   It shall be moon, or star, or what I list. William Shakespeare.

   Kings, lords of times, and of occasions, may
   Take their advantage when, and how, they list. Daniel.

   When they list, into the womb
   That bred them they return; and howl, and gnaw
   My bowels, their repast. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. list

   A list is a data structure or collection of items or values where each item or value holds a position or an index. The items in a list can be of any type (such as integers, strings, etc.) and can be changed or manipulated. Lists can be found in various programming languages like Python, Java, C++, and more. In general context, a list is a number of connected or related items written or printed consecutively.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Listnoun

   a line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat

2. Listverb

   to inclose for combat; as, to list a field

3. Listverb

   to hearken; to attend; to listen

4. Listverb

   to listen or hearken to

5. Listverb

   to desire or choose; to please

6. Listverb

   to lean; to incline; as, the ship lists to port

7. Listnoun

   inclination; desire

8. Listnoun

   an inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard

9. Listnoun

   a strip forming the woven border or selvedge of cloth, particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it; hence, a strip of cloth; a fillet

10. Listnoun

    a limit or boundary; a border

11. Listnoun

    the lobe of the ear; the ear itself

12. Listnoun

    a stripe

13. Listnoun

    a roll or catalogue, that is row or line; a record of names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of ratable estate

14. Listnoun

    a little square molding; a fillet; -- called also listel

15. Listnoun

    a narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board

16. Listnoun

    a piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman

17. Listnoun

    the first thin coat of tin

18. Listnoun

    a wirelike rim of tin left on an edge of the plate after it is coated

19. Listverb

    to sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border

20. Listverb

    to cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list

21. Listverb

    to enroll; to place or register in a list

22. Listverb

    to engage, as a soldier; to enlist

23. Listverb

    to cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board

24. Listverb

    to engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to enlist

25. Etymology: [See Listen.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List

   In computer science, a list or sequence is an abstract data type that implements an ordered collection of values, where the same value may occur more than once. An instance of a list is a computer representation of the mathematical concept of a finite sequence. Each instance of a value in the list is usually called an item, entry, or element of the list; if the same value occurs multiple times, each occurrence is considered a distinct item. The name list is also used for several concrete data structures that can be used to implement abstract lists, especially linked lists. The so-called static list structures allow only inspection and enumeration of the values. A mutable or dynamic list may allow items to be inserted, replaced, or deleted during the list's existence. Many programming languages provide support for list data types, and have special syntax and semantics for lists and list operations. A list can often be constructed by writing the items in sequence, separated by commas, semicolons, or spaces, within a pair of delimiters such as parentheses '', brackets, '[]', braces '{}', or angle brackets '⟨⟩'. Some languages may allow list types to be indexed or sliced like array types. In object-oriented programming languages, lists are usually provided as instances of subclasses of a generic "list" class. List data types are often implemented using arrays or linked lists of some sort, but other data structures may be more appropriate for some applications. In some contexts, such as in Lisp programming, the term list may refer specifically to a linked list rather than an array.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List

   list, n. the selvage on woven textile fabrics: a stripe of any kind: (Shak.) a border.—adj. made of strips of woollen selvage. [A.S. líst; Ger. leiste.]

2. List

   list, n. a catalogue, roll, or enumeration: a book, &c., containing a series of names of persons or things.—v.t. to place in a list or catalogue: to engage for the public service, as soldiers.—v.i. to enter the public service by enrolling one's name, to enlist.—Active list, the roll of soldiers on active service; Civil list (see Civil); Free list (see Free). [O. Fr. liste—Mid. High Ger. liste (Ger. leiste), border; A.S. líst, orig. same word as above.]

3. List

   list, n. a line enclosing a piece of ground, esp. for combat: (pl.) the ground enclosed for a contest.—v.t. to enclose for a tournament.—Enter the lists, to engage in contest. [O. Fr. lisse (Fr. lice, It. lizza)—Low L. liciæ, barrier, perh. from L. licium, a thrum.]

4. List

   list, v.i. to have pleasure in: to desire: to like or please: to choose: (naut.) to incline or heel over to one side.—v.t. to cause to careen or heel over.—n. such an inclination. [A.S. lystan, impers., please—lust, pleasure.]

5. List

   list, v.t. and v.i. original form of listen: now poetical.—v.t. Listen (lis′n), to hear or attend to.—v.i. to give ear or hearken: to follow advice.—n. List′ener, one who listens or hearkens.—adjs. List′ful, attentive; List′less, having no desire or wish: careless: uninterested: weary: indolent.—adv. List′lessly.—n. List′lessness. [A.S. hlystan—hlyst, hearing; Ice. hlusta.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. list

   A roll of names, as the army and navy lists; but usually at sea it means the doctor's list. Also, the abbreviation for enlist. "Why did you list?" said when a man is grumbling who has entered a service voluntarily.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. list

   A roll or catalogue; as, the army-list, the pay list, etc.

2. list

   A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat. To enter the lists, to accept a challenge, or engage in a contest.

3. list

   To engage in the public service by enrolling one’s name, as soldiers; to inclose for combat; as, to list a field.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. list

   A typed note with the specific details, data or information to communicate and empower action or creation.

   They created the list of items they required and gratefully put them on a spreadsheet for their wedding.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2020  

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1. LIST

   What does LIST stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LIST acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIST

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, List is ranked #8623 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The List surname appeared 3,814 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname List.
   
   95.2% or 3,633 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 86 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 32 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 31 total occurrences were Black.
   0.5% or 19 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 13 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Database
   • Move
   • Name
   • Register

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LIST' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #876

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LIST' in Written Corpus Frequency: #727

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LIST' in Nouns Frequency: #298

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LIST' in Verbs Frequency: #435

Anagrams for LIST »

1. slit

2. silt

How to pronounce LIST?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say LIST in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIST in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIST in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of LIST in a Sentence

1. Lhadon Tethong:

   People have worked to engage with the IOC in good faith to have them understand the issues directly from the mouths of those most impacted — the Uyghurs at the top of that list and the Tibetans and others, it’s clear the IOC is completely uninterested in what the real impacts on the ground for people are.

2. Vladimir Ashurkov:

   We didn't want to make this list public until we did the full dossier on them. But after his [ Navalny's ] arrest we knew we had to act.

3. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   The UK is already in the top tier of countries on the target list, if there is an attack on the UK in the coming weeks or months there will be those who try to say it's happened because of our air strikes.

4. Frank Chung:

   Even though things can be kind of busy, they've invested in seeing me grow as a physician and that has been a tremendously helpful experience, now that it's in the rearview mirror, I'm just super happy that I got this experience because, you know, I got my feet wet. I now have this whole list of things that I want to review before( the official start of residency).

5. Tom Donilon:

   I would not have the summit, the President has never really come to grips with the entire list of active hostility against the United States by the Russian Federation directed by President Vladimir Putins.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LIST
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=LIST
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LIST
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=LIST
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=LIST
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=LIST
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html