American Dictionary
Definition list in American English
list
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/lɪst/
Example
this week's bestseller list
Example
I couldn't see my name on the list.
Synonyms and related words
2
a set of things that you think of as having a particular order, especially because of how important they are
Example
Painting the house is low on our list of priorities.
Synonyms and related words

Related Words
Words related to list:
A-list (adjective)
at the top of the list (phrase)
B-list (adjective)
bucket list (noun)
dean’s list (noun)
discussion list (noun)
high on the list (of priorities) (phrase)
history list (noun)
hit list (noun)
hot list (noun)
kill list (noun)
laundry list (noun)
list (noun)
list (verb)
list price (noun)
long list (noun)
mailing list (noun)
no fly list (noun)
no-fly list (noun)
reading list (noun)
Red List (noun)
set list (noun)
shopping list (noun)
short list (noun)
short-list (verb)
snag list (noun)
the critical list (noun)
to-do list (noun)
transfer list (noun)
waiting list (noun)
white list (noun)
wine list (noun)
wish list (noun)