1. Quizzes & Games
  2. Word of the Day
  3. Video
  4. New Words
 

waiting list


waiting list

noun

: a list that contains the names of people who are waiting for something

Full Definition of WAITING LIST

:  a list or roster of those waiting (as for admission to an organization or institution)
See waiting list defined for English-language learners »
See waiting list defined for kids »

Examples of WAITING LIST

  1. I'll put your name on the waiting list.

First Known Use of WAITING LIST

1892

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: waiting maid
Previous Word in the Dictionary: waiting game
All Words Near: waiting list

Ask The Editor Videos

 
2014 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes
 
How the Months Got Their Names
 
Webster's Dictionary of 1864
 
Old-School Grammar
 
Schwa
 
That vs. Which
 
i.e. vs. e.g.
 
Longest Word in the Dictionary

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up waiting list? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Test Your Vocabulary
Take Our 10-Question Quiz
Name That Thing
Take our visual vocabulary quiz
Test Your Knowledge »
True or False?
A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing
Take It Now »
Spell It
The commonly misspelled words quiz
Hear It, Spell It »