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Definition of list noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

list

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
 
/lɪst/
 
/lɪst/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [countable] a series of names, items, figures, etc., especially when they are written or printed
    • The guest list includes numerous celebrities.
    • on the list Is your name on the list?
    • I'll add you to the email list.
    • Her novel shot to the top of the bestseller list.
    • He plays drums, guitar, piano, flute, the list goes on.
    • list of something a list of names/candidates/questions
    • I made a list of things to do.
    • They compiled a list of all the items they'd need.
    • to draw up a list
    • Going to the bank tops my list of priorities today.
    • Having to wait hours came high on the list of complaints.
    see also A-list, active list, B-list, bucket list, dean’s list, disabled list, hit list, laundry list, mailing list, party list, reading list, shopping list, shortlist, to-do list, waiting list, wait list, watch list, wine list, wish list, word list, Z-list
    Extra Examples
    • Her teacher scanned the list of students' names.
    • It was on the New York Times bestseller list for 25 weeks.
    • Names of past members are not included in the list.
    • The play has an impressive cast list.
    • The restaurant is required to post a list of all the prices.
    • The show always featured an impressive list of guest stars.
    • They have narrowed their list of suspects to six.
    • There's an alphabetical list of department stores at the back of the book.
    • They were asked to add their names to the bottom of the list.
    Topics Shoppinga1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • short
    • complete
    • …
    verb + list
    • assemble
    • compile
    • create
    • …
    list + verb
    • comprise something
    • consist of something
    • contain something
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the list
    • on a/​the list
    • list for
    • …
    phrases
    • the bottom of a list
    • the top of a list
    • high on a list
    • …
    See full entry
  2. [singular] the fact of a ship leaning to one side
    • The ship had a noticeable list to the starboard side.
    Topics Transport by waterc2
    3. Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English (originally referring to the edge put on fabric to stop it unravelling): from Old English liste ‘border’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste. The current senses are late 16th cent., from French liste, of Germanic origin. noun sense 2 early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms
be on/off the danger list
  1. (British English) to be so ill that you may die; to no longer be very ill
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