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noun
roll:
My name was on the list of teachers.
verb
specify:
List all of the things you need.
Simple Definitions
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list
verbs
make/draw up/write a list
• Could you make a list of any supplies we need?
compile a list
formal (= write a list )
• They’ve compiled a list of children’s clubs and organizations.
put somebody/something on a list
• I was put on a waiting list to see a specialist at the hospital.
top a list
(= be the first thing in a list )
• The novel topped the best-seller list.
phrases
at the top/bottom of a list
• Her name was at the top of the list of students.
first/last on a list
• Your name will be first on my list. • Why am I always last on the list?
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + list
long/short
• He read out a long list of errors.
a complete/full/comprehensive list
• The full list of winners is on page seven.
a price list
• We’ll send you a catalog and price list.
a shopping list
(= a list of things you want to buy )
• a Christmas shopping list
a grocery list
American English (= a list of food you want to buy )
• Did you put milk on the grocery list?
a wine list
(= a list of wines available in a restaurant )
• a good wine list
a waiting list
(= a list of people who are waiting for something )
• If you don’t get the class you want, you can put your name on a waiting list.
a mailing list
(= a list of people that a company sends information to )
• If you do not want to be on our mailing list, please tick the box below.
a guest list
(= a list of people invited somewhere )
• the guest list for the wedding reception
a to-do list
(= a list of things you must do )
• Painting the bedroom is at the top of my to-do list.
a hit list
(= a list of people, organizations etc that someone wants to harm or stop )
transnet.ir
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see BLACK LIST; ENTER THE LISTS; SUCKER LIST.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun ADJ. long, short | complete, comprehensive, full We are compiling a full list of all local businesses. | alphabetical | waiting We're on the waiting list for membership of the golf club. | shopping | mailing | reading For further information, see the reading list at the end of the chapter. | guest | cast The play has an impressive cast list. | transfer (= in football) The club captain has been put on the transfer list at his own request. VERB + LIST compile, draw up, make | put sth on Did you put bread on the shopping list? LIST + VERB comprise sth, contain sth a list comprising all the paintings in the gallery PREP. in a/the ~ Names of past members are not included in the list. | on a/the ~ I can't see your name on the list. | ~ of a list of 200 names PHRASES the bottom/top of a list Variety is near the top of many people's list of job requirements. | high on a list Safety is high on our list of priorities. | a list of priorities Phoning the bank is top of my list of priorities today.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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list
a set of names, places, jobs you need to do etc, which are written one below the other:
• Henry’s name wasn’t on the list. • She made a list of the people she wanted to invite to the wedding. • Could I have a list of hotels in Bournemouth and the surrounding area? • I forgot to bring my shopping list with me.
checklist
a list of things you need or things you have to do which you keep in order to help you remember them:
• Use a checklist when visiting properties to buy, so that you keep a record of which features you liked and didn’t like. • I made a checklist of things I needed to do before the holiday.
short list/shortlist
a list of the most suitable people for a job or prize, chosen from a larger group of people:
• Her name is on the shortlist for the Booker Prize. • You were lucky to even get onto the shortlist. • A shortlist is drawn up, from which the successful candidate will be chosen.
register
an official list containing the names of all the people, organizations, or things of a particular type:
• a register of qualified translators • a civil register of births, deaths, and marriages • Make sure your name is on the electoral register (= the official list of people who can vote ) .
programme
British English , program American English a list of all the activities or events that have been planned, especially one that shows when each event will happen:
• First on the programme is a speech by the organizer, Mrs Jenkins. • A spectacular program of exhibitions, displays and competitions has been planned. • Because of bad weather, our programme of events has had to be changed slightly.
agenda
a list of the subjects that will be discussed at a meeting:
• Have you got a copy of the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting? • the next item on the agenda • The fuel crisis will be at the top of the agenda for today’s board meeting.
index
an alphabetical list of names and subjects at the back of a book, that shows which page they are mentioned on:
• It’s a lot quicker if you use the index. • I looked up his name in the index.
inventory
a list of everything in a house, factory, or shop, written so that you know exactly what is there:
• Some of the things in the shop were not listed in the inventory. • The company keeps a full inventory of its equipment. • make an inventory: She made an inventory of everything in the apartment.
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