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View synonyms for item

item

[ noun verb ahy-tuhm; adverb ahy-tem ]

noun

  1. a separate article or particular:

    50 items on the list.

    Synonyms: entry, heading, thing

  2. a separate piece of information or news, as a short piece in a newspaper or broadcast.
  3. Slang. something suitable for a news paragraph or as a topic of gossip, especially something that is sensational or scandalous:

    The bandleader and the new female singer are an item.

  4. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter I.
  5. an admonition or warning.
  6. Older Use. an intimation or hint.


adverb

  1. also; likewise (used especially to introduce each article or statement in a list or series).

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.
  1. to set down or enter as an item, or by or in items.
  2. to make a note of.

item

noun

  1. a thing or unit, esp included in a list or collection
  2. accounting an entry in an account
  3. a piece of information, detail, or note

    a news item

  4. informal.
    two people having a romantic or sexual relationship


verb

  1. tr an archaic word for itemize

adverb

  1. likewise; also

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Other Words From

  • sub·item noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of item1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: “likewise” (adverb), “the same” (noun), from Latin: “likewise”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of item1

C14 (adv) from Latin: in like manner

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