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checklist

noun check·list \ˈchek-ˌlist\

: a list of things to be checked or done

: a list that includes many or all things of a certain kind

Full Definition of CHECKLIST

:  a list of things to be checked or done <a pilot's checklist before takeoff>; also :  a comprehensive list
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First Known Use of CHECKLIST

1853

Related to CHECKLIST

Synonyms
canon, catalog (or catalogue), 1list, listing, menu, register, registry, roll, roll call, roster, schedule, table

Rhymes with CHECKLIST

A-list, assist, backlist, blacklist, B-list, consist, dean's list, delist, desist, encyst, enlist, entwist, exist, handlist, hit list, insist, life list, mailed fist, persist, playlist, protist, Rehnquist, resist, short list, short-list, subsist, untwist, wait-list, white list, wish list

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