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noun | verb indexindex1 /ˈɪndɛks/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun (plural indices /-dɪˌsiz/ or indexes) [countable] ETYMOLOGYindex1Origin: 1500-1600 Latin first finger, guide, from indicare THESAURUSa set of words, numbers, etc. written one below the other so that you can remember them or keep them in order► lista set of words, numbers, etc. written one below the other so that you can remember them or keep them in order: I made a list before going to the store. ► checklist a list that helps you by reminding you of the things you need to do or get for a particular job or activity: When the workers begin their shift, they go through a checklist to make sure all the instruments are working properly. ► schedule a list of events or activities that shows when each one will happen: The schedule for the conference will be available next week. Look at the schedule to see when the next train leaves. ► agenda a list of the subjects that the people at a meeting will discuss: We only have a few minutes left, so let’s move to the last item on the agenda. ► inventory a list of all the things in a place, especially in a store or other business: The company keeps a full inventory of its equipment. ► roll a list of the names of everyone in a class or at a meeting: As the teacher called the roll, each student said “here” or “present.” ► roster a list of the names of people who are expected to take part in a class, activity, or sports event: The regular pitcher is injured, so Manuel is on the roster for tomorrow’s baseball game. ► table of contents the list at the beginning of a book that tells you the name of each part of the book: I looked at the table of contents and saw that there were four short stories in the book. ► index an alphabetically arranged list at the end of a book that tells you where each person or subject in the book is mentioned: Look under “B” in the index to see if biology is covered in the book. ► bibliography a list of all the books and articles that someone used when he or she wrote something: There is a short bibliography at the end of the article. 1eng. lang. arts an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. at the back of a book, with the numbers of the pages where they can be found: index of There’s an index of plant names at the back.► see thesaurus at list12a standard by which the level of something can be judged or measured: index of These figures are the best index of economic growth.3social studies, economics a system by which prices, costs, etc. can be compared to those of a previous date: the Dow Jones indexindex of the government’s official index of retail prices4a set of cards or a database containing information, usually arranged in alphabetical order and used especially in a library SYN catalog5math, algebra the number written before and slightly above a radical sign (√) showing how many times a quantity was multiplied by itself to produce the quantity after the radical sign. The index of ³√5 is 3. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin first finger, guide, from indicare] noun | verb indexindex2 AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEindex |
Present | I, you, we, they | index | | he, she, it | indexes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | indexed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have indexed | | he, she, it | has indexed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had indexed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will index | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have indexed |
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Present | I | am indexing | | he, she, it | is indexing | | you, we, they | are indexing | Past | I, he, she, it | was indexing | | you, we, they | were indexing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been indexing | | he, she, it | has been indexing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been indexing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be indexing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been indexing |
1to make an index for something: The reports are indexed by subject and location.2to arrange for the level of wages, pensions, etc. to increase at the same rate as the level of prices: be indexed to something Pensions are indexed to retail prices. |