grocery list
Definition
Noun: 1. A list of groceries to be purchased: A written or mental enumeration of food items and other household goods needed from a grocery store. 2. A list of heterogeneous items that someone wants: A figurative or informal use meaning a long, varied, and often demanding list of disparate items, requests, or requirements.
Usage
The term is primarily used as a compound noun. Its core meaning is literal, relating to shopping. Its secondary, figurative meaning is common in informal and business contexts to describe a collection of demands or wishes.
Examples
- Literal Meaning:
- I forgot my grocery list at home, so I had to try to remember what we needed.
- She checked items off her grocery list as she put them in the cart.
- Figurative Meaning:
- The client arrived with a long grocery list of changes for the website design.
- Before the meeting, the team prepared a grocery list of issues that needed to be addressed.
Advanced Usage
- "To have a grocery list of...": To possess a lengthy and detailed set of complaints, demands, or requirements.
- The reviewer had a grocery list of criticisms for the new restaurant.
- Conceptual Use: Can be used without the word "list" in certain constructions, implying the same idea.
- His proposal was a whole grocery list of unworkable ideas.
Variants and Related Words
- Shopping list: A near-synonym for the literal meaning. It can also be used figuratively but is slightly less common in that context.
- Checklist: A list of items to be checked or completed. This is more formal and systematic than a "grocery list" in its figurative sense.
- Agenda: A list of items to be discussed. This is more formal and structured than a figurative "grocery list."
Synonyms
- For the literal meaning: Shopping list, provisions list.
- For the figurative meaning: Catalog, inventory, roster, series.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- A whole laundry list of...: A very common idiom with an identical meaning to the figurative use of "grocery list," emphasizing length and variety.
- He gave me a whole laundry list of reasons why he was late.
Noun
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a list of groceries to be purchased
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a list of heterogenous items that someone wants
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the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands
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