- list
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ long, short▪ complete, comprehensive, detailed, exhaustive, extensive, full▪
We are compiling a full list of all local businesses.
▪ endless▪the endless list of excuses of why he could never make his appointments
▪ impressive▪The show always featured an impressive list of guest stars.
▪ alphabetical▪ waiting▪We're on the waiting list for membership of the golf club.
▪ membership▪the membership list of the Sierra Club
▪ grocery (AmE), shopping▪ wine▪a restaurant with excellent food and an outstanding wine list
▪ mailing▪ reading▪For further information, see the reading list at the end of the chapter.
▪ best-seller▪It was on the New York Times best-seller list for 25 weeks.
▪ priority▪ task (AmE), to-do▪It's high on her to-do list.
▪ wish▪I created a wish list of what I wanted in a new job.
▪ guest▪ cast▪The play has an impressive cast list.
VERB + LIST▪ assemble, compile, create, draw up, make, put together▪ update▪ narrow (esp. BrE), narrow down▪They have narrowed their list of suspects to six.
▪ publish, release▪ post▪The restaurant is required to post a list of all the prices.
▪ put sth on▪Did you put bread on the shopping list?
▪ join▪His name will likely join the list of other boardroom casualties.
▪ scan▪Her teacher scanned the list of students' names.
▪ head, top▪Job troubles top the list of stress factors for Americans today.
LIST + VERB▪ comprise sth, consist of sth, contain sth, include sth▪a list comprising all the paintings in the gallery
▪ grow▪By July the list had grown to approximately 350 contributors.
▪ continue, go on▪Inadequate space, lack of privacy, unpleasant lighting … the list goes on.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the list▪Names of past members are not included in the list.
▪ on a/the list▪I can't see your name on the list.
▪ list for▪We acquired a waiting list for works by these artists.
▪ list of▪a list of 200 names
PHRASES▪ the bottom of a list, the 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▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Going to the bank is top of my list of priorities today.
verb
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
