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List

/lɪst/

List is a verb and noun with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.
    “to list a door”
  2. To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of.
    “to list a board”
noun
  1. A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
  2. Material used for cloth selvage.

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