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

Synonyms

listing

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

With the announcement of a `` special achievement award '' to William_A._Bill_Shea , the awards list was completed yesterday for Sunday night 's thirty-eighth annual dinner and show of the New_York Chapter , Baseball_Writers_Association_of_America , at the Waldorf-Astoria_Hotel .

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

Despite the recession , Pittsburgh came into town with this imposing list of averages : Smoky_Burgess .455 , Gino_Cimoli .389 , Bill_Virdon .340 , Bob_Clemente and Dick_Groat , each .323 , Dick_Stuart .306 , Don_Hoak .280 and Bob_Skinner .267 .

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Newest on the list are John_Ciardi , W._D._Snodgrass , I._A._Richards , Oscar_Williams , Robert_Hillyer , John_Hall_Wheelock , Stephen_Vincent_Benet , Edwin_Muir , John_Peal_Bishop and Maxwell_Bodenheim .

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

You must know before you start what the needs and objectives of your organization are ; you must have a list of requirements on where , how many , and what type sites are needed .

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

Each SBA regional office also maintains a `` want '' list of surplus property , principally machinery and equipment , desired by small business_concerns in its area .

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[ verb ] give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

Examples

"List the states west of the Mississippi"

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

The petition listed the mayor 's occupation as `` attorney '' and his age as 71 .

It listed his wife 's age as 74 and place_of_birth as Opelika_,_Ala. .

Henry_L._Bowden was listed on the petition as the mayor 's attorney .

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

After the coach listed all the boy 's faults , Hartweger said , `` Coach before I leave here , you 'll get to like me '' .

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

No casts are listed , but Lotte_Lehmann sent_word that the Negro soprano , Grace_Bumbry , will sing Venus in `` Tannhaeuser '' .

Related terms

enumerate

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[ verb ] include in a list

Examples

"Am I listed in your register?"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

The report , culminating a year long study of the ADC program in Cook county by a New_York_City welfare consulting_firm , listed 10 long_range recommendations designed to reduce the soaring ADC case_load .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Moritz is listed on the Longhorn roster as a right halfback , the position at which he lettered on the 1956 team .

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

To encourage exploration for domestic sources of minerals , the Office_of_Minerals_Exploration ( OME ) of the U.S._Department_of_the_Interior offers financial assistance to firms and individuals who desire to explore their properties or claims for 1 or more of the 32 mineral commodities listed in the OME regulations .

Information , application_forms , and assistance in filing may be obtained from the Office_of_Minerals_Exploration , U.S._Department_of_the_Interior , Washington 25 , D.C. , or from the appropriate regional office listed below :

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

The **f values are listed in Table 1 together with the measured surface temperatures and arc voltages .

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[ noun ] the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

Examples

"the tower had a pronounced tilt" "the ship developed a list to starboard" "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

He walked with a heavy list to the right , as that leg was four inches shorter than the other , but the lurch did not reduce his feline quickness with his guns .

Related terms

position lean lean

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[ verb ] cause to lean to the side

Synonyms

lean

Examples

"Erosion listed the old tree"

Related terms

move

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[ verb ] give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

Synonyms

name

Examples

"List the states west of the Mississippi"

Related terms

give enumerate listing

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[ verb ] tilt to one side

Synonyms

heel

Examples

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

Related terms

lean lean tilt

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7743
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[ verb ] enumerate

Synonyms

number

Examples

"We must number the names of the great mathematicians"

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