item
[noun]
Synonyms:
- detail, article, component, entry, matter, particular, point, thing
- report, account, article, bulletin, dispatch, feature, note, notice, paragraph, piece

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Related Words: component, piece, incidental, minutia

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English Thesaurus: thing, something, object, item, article, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

i‧tem S3 W2 AC /ˈaɪtəm/ noun
[Word Family: verb: itemize; noun: item; adjective: itemized]
[Word Family: verb: itemize; noun: item]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: 'in the same way, also' (used to introduce things in a list), from ita 'in this way']

1. [countable] a single thing, especially one thing in a list, group, or set of things:
He opened the cardboard box and took out each item.
The store is having a sale on furniture and household items.
item on the agenda/list/menu
We went on to the next item on the agenda.
item of clothing/furniture/jewellery etc (=a single piece of clothing, furniture, jewellery etc)
luxury items such as exotic spices and perfumes
The original 1965 bottle is now a collector’s item (=one of a set of objects people like to collect because they are interesting or valuable).

2. [countable] a single, usually short, piece of news in a newspaper or magazine, or on television:
I also saw that news item in the Sunday Times.

3. be an item informal if two people are an item, they are having a romantic or sexual relationship

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

item
noun
ADJ. individual, particular, single, specific Each individual item has a number.
essential, important I keep essential items in my hand luggage when I fly.
main, major the main item on the agenda a major item of expenditure
expensive, valuable Several valuable items were stolen.
commodity, consumer Computers became a consumer item in the early 1990s.
luxury There is a higher tax on luxury items.
food | household household items such as brushes and bedclothes
collector's The 1970s American model has become something of a collector's item.
agenda | data | news
PREP. ~ of Several items of clothing were found near the scene of the crime.
~ on The programme featured an item on clothes for young children.
PHRASES item by item Check the list carefully, item by item.
an item on the agenda/menu

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

item

a particular item
A local authority can decide whether a particular item of expenditure should be cut.
a single/individual item
This is the largest amount ever paid for a single item of jewellery.
an essential/important item
Salt was an important item in the Roman economy.
a household item
The shop stocks a wide variety of household items.
a consumer item
Import controls have been lifted on hundreds of consumer items.
a luxury item
Tea and coffee, once luxury items, became standard drinks for every social class.
a collector’s item (=something a collector would want to own because it is interesting or valuable)
This record is so rare that it has become a collector’s item.
stolen items
The police have recovered most of the stolen items.
the offending item (=something that is causing a problem – often used humorously)
Replacement of the offending item should solve the problem.
miscellaneous items (=of lots of different types)
The cardboard box contained a number of miscellaneous items.
an item of clothing
She’d bought a few items of clothing for her trip.
an item of jewellery British English, an item of jewelry American English
Expensive items of jewellery should be insured.
an item of furniture
A few items of furniture had not yet been delivered.
an item of food/a food item
Ice cream was probably her favourite item of food.
an item of vocabulary/a vocabulary item (=a word or expression)
Students are encouraged to write down useful vocabulary items in their notebooks.
an item on the agenda/list/menu
The next item on the agenda is next month’s sales conference.
a range of items (=different types of items)
Clay was used to make an impressive range of items.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

thing used when you do not need to say the name, or when you do not know the name:
What’s that thing on the kitchen table?
Have you got all your things?
something a thing – used when you are not sure what the thing is:
There’s something on your shirt.
object especially written a solid thing:
a sharp metal object
item formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things:
household items
a luxury item
an item of equipment
The items included pieces of old pottery.
You are not allowed to take sharp items onto the plane.
article formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things. Article is very formal, and is used especially in the phrase an article of clothing:
They found several articles of clothing in the bushes.
suspicious articles
Each article has a card with it giving more information.
artifact (also artefact) formal an object that someone has made, especially one that is very old and has historical value:
The museum has a collection of early Roman artifacts.
thingy (also thingamajig/thingamabob) spoken informal a thing – used especially when you cannot remember the name of the thing, but often the other person knows what you are talking about:
Can you pass me the thingy?

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

item
ˈaɪtəm
See: collector's item , consumer items

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