Definition
[n] the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
[n] a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
[v] give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
[v] enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
[v] lean over to one side; used frequently of ships
[v] include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"
A poem that is made up of a list of items or events, usually without transitional phrases. It can be any length and rhymed or unrhymed.
Example
My Junk Drawer
As I struggle to open the drawer,
I find:
4 novels ( unread),
20 batteries (dead),
100 feet of wire,
20 pieces of an electric train set,
1 polyester shirt I got last Christmas,
3 workbooks from fifth grade,
and the reason I can hardly open it:
clay
Synonyms
inclination, lean, leaning, listing, name, number, tilt
See Also...
agenda, agendum, angle, bibliography, bill, black book, blacklist, blacklist, calendar, calorie chart, canon, catalog, catalogue, character set, checklist, class list, codex, computer menu, contents, corrigenda, credits, criminal record, database, directory, distribution list, empanel, enumerate, enumeration, free list, grocery list, hit list, honours list, identify, impanel, index, index, inventory, inventory, item, itemise, itemize, key, lean, mailing list, menu, necrology, numbering, order of business, point, portfolio, position, post, posting, price list, push-down list, push-down stack, queue, recite, record, register, roll, roster, schedule, shitlist, shopping list, short list, sick list, slant, slate, spatial relation, stack, stock list, table of contents, tilt, tip, wish list
Related Terms
account, adhesive tape, adjoin, alphabetize, analyze, angularity, annals, arena, arrange, ascend, assort, backset, band, bandage, bank, bar, batten, beading, beadroll, befringe, belt, bibliography, bind, binding, board, book, border, bordering, bordure, b
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