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Meaning of lists

noun

A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
Material used for cloth selvage.
A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself.
(in the plural) The barriers or palisades used to fence off a space for jousting or tilting tournaments.
A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the LISP programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.

verb

To create or recite a list.
To place in listings.
To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show of colours, or to form a border.
To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list. Example: to list a door
To plough and plant with a lister.

verb

To listen.
To listen to.

verb

To be pleasing to.
To desire, like, or wish (to do something).

noun

A tilt to a building.
A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power.

verb

To cause (something) to tilt to one side. Example: the steady wind listed the ship
To tilt to one side. Example: the ship listed to port

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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