list
30
9.1
- noun
- /lɪst/
:
inclinación
Examples
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We have a 15-degree list now, and the main deck is underwater.
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At 8:32 a.m., the battleship Oklahoma took a heavy list to starboard and capsized.
Academic text (1991) -
Yοu had a slight list tο pοrt.
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The ship began to list dangerously to one side during the storm.
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After the heavy rain, the old building was starting to list to the left.
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As the cargo shifted, the boat began to list precariously in the water.
Synonyms
45
5.0
A slant of a surface or object
12
2.8
A slant away from a straight or level position
8
3.5
A movement from side to side, like a bridge or ship
5
6.3
The angle or tilt of something compared with a flat line
Not upright and slanting to one side
Antonyms
Compounds
15
5.7
Small group of the most famous or important people in an area, for example film and fashion
- UK
1
3.9
An official list published after exams showing students and the degree class they received
- Archaic
Parliament gives money each year to pay official costs of the British royal family
- Specialized
An election method where people vote for party lists and parties get seats according to their votes
- Specialized
A computer language used to work with lists of information, often for artificial intelligence
How Tilted
30
9.1
45
5.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
List (noun, a lean or tilt) comes from an old German word meaning 'to bend' or 'lean', so a ship's 'list' is the way it bends to one side. That's why a heavy list means the boat is tilting.