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short-list

short-list (short list)

 
pronunciation:
short lIst
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
part of speech: noun
definition: a list of those candidates, as for an academic position, who have not been eliminated by preliminary screening.
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: short-lists, short-listing, short-listed
definition: to place (a candidate) on a short-list.