Emily Dickinson Lexicon

list (-s), n. [Fr. liste.]

1. Muster roll; catalog of soldiers by name; written collection of people's names, often organized in rows or columns; [fig.] God's Book of Life.
2. Host; legion; troop; regiment; military array; [fig.] constellation; configuration of stars; [metaphor] host; band of angels.
3. Enumeration; tally.
4. Roll; keel; lurch; reel; spin; whirl; tilt; incline; slope; gyration; revolution; rotation; careening; [fig.] course; path.
5. Set of options; collection of possibilities.
6. Phrase. “lists of Clay”: earthlings; mortals; human beings.