shortlist

Noun shortlist has 1 sense

• shortlist(n = noun.communication) short list - a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen;
is a kind of list, listing

Verb shortlist has 1 sense

• shortlist(v = verb.cognition) - put someone or something on a short list;
is one way to grade, order, place, range, rank, rate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody