item - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

An item is one thing, usually in a group or a list. At a restaurant, you might find yourself interested in a particularly item on the menu (until you notice the price and decide to order a hamburger instead).

Item is a Latin word meaning “likewise.” As early as the 15th century, this word was used in formal writing to introduce each point in a list (like a medieval version of the bullet point). The meaning of item has continued to evolve. Since the 1970s, it’s been used in casual speech to refer to a romantically involved couple: "Brad and Angelina — they're a hot item!"

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: item

1	n adv	a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list (used when listing or enumerating items) also
2	n	an individual instance of a type of symbol

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: item

1

n 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”

Synonyms:: point

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; agenda item
one of the items to be considered; incidental
an item that is incidental; inventory item
an item listed in an inventory; line item
an item in an appropriation bill; news item
an item in a newspaper; place, position
an item on a list or in a sequence; postposition
(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached); preposition
(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached); factoid
a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item

Type of:: component, component part, constituent, part, portion
something determined in relation to something that includes it

n a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

Synonyms:: detail, particular

Types:: high spot, highlight
the most interesting or memorable part

Type of:: component, component part, constituent, part, portion
something determined in relation to something that includes it

n an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

Synonyms:: detail, point

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; minutia
a small or minor detail; nook and cranny, nooks and crannies
something remote; regard, respect
(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; sticking point
a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal; technicality, trifle, triviality
a detail that is considered insignificant

Type of:: fact
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

n a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection

“they reduced the price on many items”

Types:: custom-built, custom-made
an item made to the customer's specifications; disposable
an item that can be disposed of after it has been used; piece
an item that is an instance of some type

Type of:: unit, whole
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

adv (used when listing or enumerating items) also

“"a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla”

2

n an individual instance of a type of symbol

Synonyms:: token

Types:: postage, postage stamp, stamp
a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid; trading stamp
a token resembling a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer; the token is redeemable for articles on a special list

Type of:: symbol
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance