a separate article or particular

50 items on the list.

a separate piece of information or news, as a short piece in a newspaper or broadcast.

Slang . something suitable for a news paragraph or as a topic of gossip, esp. something that is sensational or scandalous

The bandleader and the new female singer are an item.

a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter I.

an admonition or warning.

Older Use . an intimation or hint.

also; likewise (used esp. to introduce each article or statement in a list or series).

to set down or enter as an item, or by or in items.

to make a note of.

noun

account , aspect , bit , blurb * , bulletin , column , component , consideration , conversation piece , detail , dispatch , element , entry , feature , incidental , information , matter , minor point , minutia , news , note , notice , novelty , paragraph , particular , piece , point , report , scoop * , scrap , specific , story , thing , write-up , article , fine print , technicality , squib , clause , commodity , conversation , object , part , product , topic , unit

adverb

also , besides , further , furthermore , likewise , more , moreover , still , too , yet