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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun item has 5 senses
- item(n = noun.communication) point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" is a part of list, listing
- item(n = noun.linkdef) detail, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" is a kind of component, component part, constituent, part, portion
- item(n = noun.artifact) Array - a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items" is a kind of unit, whole
- item(n = noun.cognition) detail, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" is a kind of fact
- item(n = noun.communication) token - an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" has particulars: postage, postage stamp, stamp, trading stamp
has particulars: agenda item, incidental, inventory item, line item, news item, place, position
is a kind of component, component part, constituent, part, portion
Derived forms verb itemise2, verb itemize1
has particulars: high spot, highlight
Derived form verb itemize1
has particulars: custom-built, custom-made, disposable, piece
Derived forms verb itemise2, verb itemize1
has particulars: minutia, nook and cranny, nooks and crannies, regard, respect, sticking point, technicality, trifle, triviality
Derived forms verb itemise2, verb itemize1
is a kind of symbol
Derived forms verb itemise2, verb itemize1
Adverbial item has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
item, adv. [L. See Iterate.].
Also; as an additional article. [1913 Webster]
- An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a bill; he picked up four items at the drug store. [1913 Webster]
- A hint; an innuendo. [1913 Webster]"A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . . to absent themselves." [1913 Webster]
- A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather. [1913 Webster]
- A topic or piece of information having the salacious character of gossip, especially a romantic relation between two people; as, I hear that the boss and his new secretary are an item. [PJC]
item, v. t.
To make a note or memorandum of. [1913 Webster]
"I have itemed it in my memory."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
item, n. & adv.
--n.
1 a any of a number of enumerated or listed things. b an entry in an account.
2 an article, esp. one for sale (household items).
3 a separate or distinct piece of news, information, etc.
--adv. archaic (introducing the mention of each item) likewise, also.
--n.
1 a any of a number of enumerated or listed things. b an entry in an account.
2 an article, esp. one for sale (household items).
3 a separate or distinct piece of news, information, etc.
--adv. archaic (introducing the mention of each item) likewise, also.
Etymology
orig. as adv.: L, = in like manner, also
THESAURUS
item
above, additionally, adjunct, adversaria, again, aide-memoire, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, annotation, appurtenance, article, article of commerce, article of merchandise, as well, aspect, au reste, beside, besides, beyond, case, circumstance, citation, commodity, component, constituent, contents, contingent, count, credit, cross reference, cross section, datum, debit, demonstration, detachment, detail, division, docket, dole, double entry, drug, element, else, en plus, entity, entry, example, exemplification, extra, facet, fact, factor, farther, feature, filler, fixings, footnote, for lagniappe, fraction, further, furthermore, illustration, in addition, incidental, individual, ingredient, installment, instance, integer, integrant, inter alia, into the bargain, jotting, lead item, leader, likewise, loss leader, makings, marginal note, marginalia, matter, memo, memoir, memorandum, memorial, mention, minor detail, minute, minutes, minutia, minutiae, module, more, moreover, notation, note, notice, on the side, on top of, over, parcel, part, part and parcel, particular, percentage, person, persona, piece, plus, point, portion, product, quadrant, quarter, quota, quotation, random sample, reference, regard, register, registry, remainder, reminder, respect, sample, sampling, scholia, scholium, seconds, section, sector, segment, share, similarly, single, single entry, singleton, soul, special, specialty, standard article, staple, staple item, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, then, therewith, thing, to boot, too, unit, vendible, ware, well, yetROGET THESAURUS
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Substantiality
N substantiality, hypostasis, person, being, thing, object, article, item, something, a being, an existence, creature, body, substance, flesh and blood, stuff, substratum, matter, corporeity, element, essential nature, groundwork, materiality, substantialness, vital part, world, plenum, substantive, substantial, hypostatic, personal, bodily, tangible, corporeal, substantially, bodily, essentially.Addition
N addition, annexation, adjection, junction, superposition, superaddition, superjunction, superfetation, accession, reinforcement, increase, increment, supplement, accompaniment, interposition, insertion, added, additional, supplemental, supplementary, suppletory, subjunctive, adjectitious, adscititious, ascititious, additive, extra, accessory, au reste, in addition, more, plus, extra, and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item, and also, and eke, else, besides, to boot, et cetera, and so on, and so forth, into the bargain, cum multis aliis, over and above, moreover, with, withal, including, inclusive, as well as, not to mention, let alone, together with, along with, coupled with, in conjunction with, conjointly, jointly, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.Adjunct
N adjunct, addition, additament, additum, affix, appelidage, annexe, annex, augment, augmentation, increment, reinforcement, supernumerary, accessory, item, garnish, sauce, accompaniment, adjective, addendum, complement, supplement, continuation, rider, offshoot, episode, side issue, corollary, piece, flap, lappet, skirt, embroidery, trappings, cortege, tail, suffix, wing, additional, alate, alated, winged, in addition.Part
N part, portion, dose, item, particular, aught, any, division, ward, subdivision, section, chapter, clause, count, paragraph, verse, article, passage, sector, segment, fraction, fragment, cantle, frustum, detachment, parcel, piece, lump, bit cut, cutting, chip, chunk, collop, slice, scale, lamina, small part, morsel, particle, installment, dividend, share, debris, odds and ends, oddments, detritus, excerpta, member, limb, lobe, lobule, arm, wing, scion, branch, bough, joint, link, offshoot, ramification, twig, bush, spray, sprig, runner, leaf, leaflet, stump, component part, sarmentum, compartment, department, county, fractional, fragmentary, sectional, aliquot, divided, in compartments, multifid, disconnected, partial, partly, in part, partially, piecemeal, part by part, by by installments, by snatches, by inches, by driblets, bit by bit, inch by inch, foot by foot, drop by drop, in detail, in lots.
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