Advertisement
Advertisement
lists
[ lists ]
noun
- an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- the barriers enclosing this arena.
- any place or scene of combat, competition, controversy, etc.
lists
/ ɪٲ /
plural noun
- history
- the enclosed field of combat at a tournament
- the barriers enclosing the field at a tournament
- any arena or scene of conflict, controversy, etc
- enter the liststo engage in a conflict, controversy, etc
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lists1
Idioms and Phrases
- enter the lists, to involve oneself in a conflict or contest:
to enter the lists against the protective tariff.
Example Sentences
Sex Matters lists 11 settled or ongoing cases on its website.
He's begun carrying around a card in his pocket that lists his constitutional rights, in case he is ever stopped by law enforcement.
The longest waiting lists for planned NHS treatments fell by more than a quarter in February, according to the latest statistics.
Overnight, my routine of instant oatmeal dinners and dodging overdraft fees turned into grocery lists, school pickups and conversations I never expected to have so soon.
The expanded scheme is part of the government's plan to cut long NHS waiting lists and create extra appointments for patients.
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse