1) list 1. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...of names, words, or other items written, printed, or imagined one after the other: a shopping list; a guest list; a list of things to do. 2. A considerable number;... 2) A list. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...Informal A list or group of the most admired or desirable people, as for a job or social gathering: famous actors on the casting director's A list; a private party... 3) List, Friedrich. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...List, Friedrich, (fre´drikh list) (KEY) , 1789-1846, German economist. The first professor of economics at the Univ. of Tubingen, he was elected (1820) to the Wurttemberg... 4) list 2. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...1a. A narrow strip, especially of wood. b. Architecture See listel. c. A border or selvage of cloth. 2. A stripe or band of color. 3a. An arena for jousting tournaments... 5) 86. List. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International Thesaurus of
English Words and Phrases ... NOUN: LIST, catalogue or catalog, inventory, schedule, calends [rare]; register (record) [See Record]; account; bill, bill of costs; syllabus; terrier, tally, file;... 6) hit list, hit man. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993 ...fairly recently been underworld argot but both now are Conversational and Informal: a hit list is a list of people or organizations to be wiped out or at least opposed... 7) white list. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A list of people or organizations considered worthy of approval or acceptance. white + (black)list.white-listed (hwtlistid, wt-) -ADJECTIVE... 8) hit list. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...Slang 1. A list of potential murder victims. 2. A list designating a target, as for attack, coercion, or elimination: had a hit list of executives he wanted fired... 9) short-list. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...Inflected forms: short-ˇlistˇed, short-ˇlistˇing, short-ˇlists To include (a candidate for a job, for example) on a shortlist.... 10) shopping list. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...1. A list of items to be purchased. 2. Informal An enumeration, as of items desired or matters being considered: It is easy enough to draw up a shopping list of what... |