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list: I. verb Etymology: Middle English lysten, from Old English lystan; akin to Old English lust desire, lust Date: before 12th century transitive verb archaic please, suit intransitive verb archaic wish, choose II. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from lysten Date: 13th century archaic inclination, craving III. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlystan, from hlyst hearing; akin to Old English hlysnan to listen Date: before 12th century intransitive verb archaic listen transitive verb archaic to listen to ; hear IV. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līste; akin to Old High German līsta edge, Albanian leth Date: before 12th century 1. a band or strip of material: as a. listel b. selvage c. a narrow strip of wood cut from the edge of a board 2. plural but singular or plural in construction a. an arena for combat (as jousting) b. a field of competition or controversy 3. obsolete limit, boundary 4. stripe V. transitive verb Date: 1635 1. to cut away a narrow strip from the edge of 2. to prepare or plant (land) in ridges and furrows with a lister VI. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 a deviation from the vertical ; tilt; also the extent of such a deviation VII. verb Date: 1626 intransitive verb to tilt to one side; especially of a boat or ship to tilt to one side in a state of equilibrium (as from an unbalanced load) — compare heel transitive verb to cause to list VIII. noun Etymology: French liste, from Italian lista, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German līsta edge Date: 1602 1. a. a simple series of words or numerals (as the names of persons or objects) <
a guest list
> b. an official roster ; roll 2. catalog, checklist 3. the total number to be considered or included <
a situation that heads their list of troubles
> IX. verb Date: 1614 transitive verb 1. a. to make a list of ; enumerate b. to include on a list ; register 2. to place (oneself) in a specified category <
lists himself as a political liberal
> 3. archaic recruit intransitive verb 1. archaic enlist 2. to become entered in a catalog with a selling price <
a car that lists for $12,000
> • listee noun

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Register, roll, catalogue, inventory, schedule, invoice / Border, bound, limit / Strip (of cloth, on the edge), selvage, border, edge / Fillet, annulet, listel, Wish, choose, desire, prefer, like, please, elect, think fit, think best, think proper

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List — List, n. [AS. l[=i]st a list of cloth; akin to D. lijst, G. leiste, OHG. l[=i]sta, Icel. lista, listi, Sw. list, Dan. liste. In sense 5 from F. liste, of German origin, and thus ultimately the same word.] 1. A strip forming the woven border or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List — or lists may refer to:* A mailing list * Comma separated lists, a common way of listing in everyday life and computing. ( British usage : Comma separated values) * An electronic mailing list * An electoral list * List (computing) * Lists… … Wikipedia
List — (l[i^]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Listed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Listing}.] [From list a roll.] 1. To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colors, or form a border. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover with list, or with strips … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List — List, v. i. [OE. listen, lusten, AS. lystan, from lust pleasure. See {Lust}.] 1. To desire or choose; to please. [1913 Webster] The wind bloweth where it listeth. John iii. 8. [1913 Webster] Them that add to the Word of God what them listeth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List — List, n. 1. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a list to starboard. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List — List, v. t. To inclose for combat; as, to list a field. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List — List, v. i. [See {Listen}.] To hearken; to attend; to listen. [Obs. except in poetry.] [1913 Webster] Stand close, and list to him. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List — List, v. t. To listen or hearken to. [1913 Webster] Then weigh what loss your honor may sustain, If with too credent ear you list his songs. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List — (l[i^]st), n. [F. lice, LL. liciae, pl., from L. licium thread, girdle.] A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field inclosed for a race or combat. Chaucer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List — List, v. i. To engage in public service by enrolling one s name; to enlist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List — (l[i^]st), v. t. 1. To plow and plant with a lister. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. In cotton culture, to prepare, as land, for the crop by making alternating beds and alleys with the hoe. [Southern U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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