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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

  1. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

    "List the states west of the Mississippi"

    Same sense: name

  2. include in a list

    "Am I listed in your register?"

  3. cause to lean to the side

    "Erosion listed the old tree"

    Same sense: lean

  4. tilt to one side

    "The ship listed to starboard"

    Same sense: heel

  5. enumerate

    Same sense: number

List as a noun

  1. a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

    Same sense: listing

  2. 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

All synonyms of list, sense by sense

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

All 43 words that rhyme with list

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.