checklistoflostthings
nounUK /ˈtʃɛklɪst əv lɒst θɪŋz/
US /ˈtʃɛklɪst əv lɔst θɪŋz/
A list you make to keep track of things you have lost.
She wrote a checklistoflostthings so she could remember to look for her missing gloves and keys.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A written record used by a lost-and-found office to track unclaimed belongings.
The station clerk updated the checklistoflostthings after a passenger handed in a wallet.
3. A story device listing objects a character has misplaced and must recover.
The picture book's checklistoflostthings showed each toy the boy had left behind.
4. A personal habit of noting down misplaced items to avoid forgetting them.
Keeping a checklistoflostthings helped him stop losing his umbrella every rainy week.