Checklist

//ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
  2. 2
    a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted wordnet
  3. 3
    An inventory, especially of species.

    "a checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield"

Verb
  1. 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?"

Synonyms

All synonyms
active listagendabaedekerbeadrollbibliographyblacklist

Example

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"The first checklist was published in 1961."

Etymology

From check + list.

Related phrases

do list

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