List definition
List is a verb meaning "give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of." It has 7 meanings, as a verb and a noun, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- verb, noun
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
List as a verb
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
"List the states west of the Mississippi"
Same sense: name
include in a list
"Am I listed in your register?"
cause to lean to the side
"Erosion listed the old tree"
Same sense: lean
tilt to one side
"The ship listed to starboard"
Same sense: heel
enumerate
Same sense: number
List as a noun
a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
Same sense: listing
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
"the ship developed a list to starboard"
Same sense: lean, leaning, tilt, inclination
Synonyms and antonyms
- name definition
- lean
- heel
- number definition
- listing
- leaning
- tilt
- inclination
How to say list
List has 1 syllable and rhymes with missed. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with list
- missed
- exist
- assist
- pissed
- twist
- dismissed
- resist
- insist
- wrist
- kissed
- consist
- fist
LIST in word games
- Scrabble
- 4
- Words With Friends
- 5
- Anagrams
- 4
Is LIST a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check LIST in the word checker, or unscramble LIST to see its 4 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.