grocery list vs list

grocery list and list both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grocery list	Yes	No	No	No
list	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, list is a hypernym of grocery list; that is, list is a word with a broader meaning than grocery list:

Other hypernyms of grocery list include listing.

grocery list (noun)	list (noun)
a list of groceries to be purchased	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
a list of heterogenous items that someone wants	a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

grocery list (verb)	list (verb)
	give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
	enumerate
	tilt to one side
	cause to lean to the side
	include in a list