Checklist
/ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
- 2 a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted wordnet
- 3 An inventory, especially of species.
"a checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield"
Verb
- 1 To add to a checklist. transitive
"It was like he was checklisting the steps of brushing your teeth. Everyone knows how to brush your teeth—you do it automatically—so what good would a checklist do?"
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The first checklist was published in 1961."
Etymology
From check + list.