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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Item \I"tem\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Itemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Iteming}.] To make a note or memorandum of.
I have itemed it in my memory. --Addison.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
item \i"tem\, adverb [L. See {Iterate}.] Also; as an additional article.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
item \i"tem\, noun [From {Item}, adverb]
1. 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 +PJC]
2. A hint; an innuendo. [Obs.]
A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . . to absent themselves. --Fuller.
3. A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather.
4. 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]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
item
noun
1: 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" [syn: {point}]
2: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"
3: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: {detail}, {particular}]
4: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" [syn: {detail}, {point}]
5: an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word'error' contains three tokens of 'r'" [syn: {token}]
adverb: (used when listing or enumerating items) also; "a length of chain, item a hook"-Philip Guedalla
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
162 Moby Thesaurus words for "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, yet
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