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n.
1.
a number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other:
consult the list of drugs on page 326
writing a shopping list.
∎
a set of items considered as being in the same category or having a particular order of priority:
tourism is at the top of the list of potential job creators.
∎ Comput.
a formal structure analogous to a list by which items of data can be stored or processed in a definite order.
[ORIGIN: late 16th cent.: from French liste, of Germanic origin.]
2. (lists) hist.
barriers enclosing an area for a jousting tournament.
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the scene of a contest or combat.
[ORIGIN: late Middle English: from Old French lisse.]
3.
a selvage of a piece of fabric.
[ORIGIN: Middle English, from Old English liste ‘border,’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste.]
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v. [tr.]
1.
make a list of:
I have listed four reasons below.
∎ (often be listed)
include or enter in a list:
93 men were still listed as missing.
∎ [intr.] (list at/for)
be on a list of products at (a specified price):
the bottom-of-the-line Mercedes lists for $52,050.
2. archaic
enlist for military service.
PHRASES:
enter the lists
issue or accept a challenge.DERIVATIVES:
list·a·ble
adj.
list2
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v. [intr.]
(of a ship) lean to one side, typically because of a leak or unbalanced cargo.Compare with heel2 .
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n.
an instance of a ship leaning over in such a way.
list3
archaic
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v. [intr.]
want; like:
let them think what they list.
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n.
desire; inclination:
I have little list to write.
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Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
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; ...water. At issue is California's new 303(d) list, named for the section of the federal Clean...covering impaired waterways. The statewide list will update a previous version from 1998...Water Resources Board last October. The list describes about 80 polluted areas in San...
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An introduction to Middle English.(Book Review)
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Truman Arnold Pole Vaults to Top of Largest Private Companies List.(Brief Article)
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; ...owned company on Arkansas Business' annual list isn't even in Arkansas. That's the hazard...part of the Arkansas economy. No. 1 on the list of the 75 largest private companies is...perennial No. 1, dropped to second place on the list, with revenue still estimated at $900 million...
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Direct mail advertising can promote any product or service. (B and K List Services Inc.) (1994 Corporate Reports: A Supplement to Arkansas Business)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 8/22/1994; 700+ words
; ...the airport in Conway, Arkansas, B&K List Services works nationwide providing lists...generation and fundraising. B&K is a list brokerage company which has been in business...providing the most targeted, up-to-date list available. B&K is the only Arkansas...
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Just "to-do" it: having trouble getting organized? Start by getting a grip on your to-do list.(Smart Moves)
Magazine article from: Entrepreneur; 8/1/2004; ; 591 words
; EVERY SUNDAY, JOHN MADDEN CREATES A to-do list for the upcoming week. The co-founder of...feel good if I can get 50 percent of my list done, he says. Other entrepreneurs tell...Hampshire. About everybody--95 percent--keeps a list of things to do, says Chuck Martin, CEO...
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Direct mail advertising can promote any product or service. (B and K List Services Inc.)(1995 Corporate Reports)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 7/31/1995; 700+ words
; ...at the airport in Conway, Ark., B&K List Services works nationwide providing lists...generation and fundraising. B&K is a list brokerage company which has been in business...providing the most targeted, up-to-date list available. B&K is the only Arkansas...
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List exchanges: a balancing act to increase revenue, lower costs.(Lists ...)
Magazine article from: The Non-profit Times; 1/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...your overall return on investment. Your list is a valuable asset that can be managed...which potentially could have generated list rental income. When you owe other mailers...additional revenue. There would be savings in list rental costs as well, as you take the names...
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Welcome to the club: local billionaires list adds 3 new names: this year's list of wealthiest San Diegans grows from 20 to 25.
Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 11/7/2005; ; 700+ words
; This year's annual List of San Diego's Wealthiest people contains...billion, or three more than last year's List. That might mean the area is becoming a...of new information. In fact, last year's List probably should have had five billionaires...
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If EMILY's List Supports a Candidate, What Does That Tell You?(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Right to Life News; 6/1/2002; 432 words
; ...action committee (PAC) known as EMILY's List is directing money to a candidate for public...supports full tax funding of abortion. EMILY's List is usually described as a PAC organized...Democratic women who support abortion. EMILY's List specializes in bundling -- that is, funneling...
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