See Also: list 1, noun(dictionary)
list(1)(dictionary)
B-list(dictionary)
list(3)(dictionary)
Hit List(money)
List(medicine)
list(4)(dictionary)
list(5)(dictionary)
wish list(dictionary)
list(9)(dictionary)

list 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: liste, from Italian lista]
a set of things, names, numbers etc usually written one below the other, for example so that you can remember or check them
list of
::a list of activities planned for Saturday
:: Make a list of all the things you have to do.
::The first person on my list is Mrs Gilling.
::a long list of words to learn
::Do you have an up-to-date price list ?
::Mr Jones has been on the waiting list for an operation for 6 months.
be high/low on a list (of sth)
also be at the top/bottom of a list
to be considered very important or not very important
::A good car is high on my list of priorities.
-see also civil list , be on the danger list at danger (5), hit list , mailing list , short list , waiting list
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
make/draw up/write a list
compile a list formal (=make a list)
top a list (=be the most important thing or person on a list)
on a list
a long/short list
price list
shopping list (=a list of things you want to buy)
grocery list American English (=a list of food you need to buy)
wine list (=a list of wines available in a restaurant)
waiting list (=a list of people who are waiting for something)
mailing list (=a list of people that a company sends information to)
check list (=a list of things you need to check)
guest list (=a list of people invited somewhere)