<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a separate article or particular: 50 items on the list</li><li>entry</li><li>heading</li><li>thing</li><li>a separate piece of information or news, as a short piece in a newspaper or broadcast</li><li>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</li><li>a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter I</li><li>an admonition or warning</li><li>older use: an intimation or hint</li></ul><p><strong>adverb</strong></p><ul><li>also</li><li>likewise (used especially to introduce each article or statement in a list or series)</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) archaic: to set down or enter as an item, or by or in items</li><li>to make a note of</li></ul>