Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun item
5 senses of item
Sense 1
item, 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")
=> part, portion, component part, component, constituent -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton")
Sense 2
detail, particular, item -- (a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details")
=> part, portion, component part, component, constituent -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton")
Sense 3
item -- (a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items")
=> whole, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
Sense 4
detail, item, point -- (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information")
=> fact -- (a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case")
Sense 5
token, item -- (an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'")
=> symbol -- (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Synonyms of adv item
1 sense of item
Sense 1
item -- ((used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla)