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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 — bezeichnet: eine ausgefuchste Täuschung ein verborgenes taktisches Manöver, siehe Taktik LIST (Psychologie), ein Inventar zur Erfassung von Lernstrategien im Studium den Paul List Verlag, heute zum Ullstein Verlag gehörig Orte: List (Sylt), die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 — Le journal des amateurs de programmation était une revue d informatique grand public dont le premier numéro fut publié en juillet août 1984, et vendu au prix de 20 Francs. Un numéro était publié tous les deux mois, ou presque, puisqu il était… … Wikipédia en Français
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

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