Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short list

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
short- list
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.

noun

A list of the highest-ranked (most important) items from a longer list.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, list.

Inflected Forms

short lists (plural) shortlist (alternative) short-list (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

shortlisted longlist finalist

Synonyms

hotlist shortlist

Questions

What does short list mean?
A list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.

How to pronounce short list

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