Synonyms: item
Definition: a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection
Usage: they reduced the price on many items
Definition: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Usage: how big is that part compared to the whole?; the team is a unit
Definition: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
Usage: several of the details are similar; a point of information
Similar words: fact
Definition: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
Usage: first you must collect all the facts of the case
Definition: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
Usage: 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
Similar words: part, portion, constituent, component, component part
Definition: something determined in relation to something that includes it
Usage: 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
Definition: an individual instance of a type of symbol
Usage: the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'
Similar words: symbol
Definition: an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
Synonyms: particular, item, detail
Definition: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
Usage: it was perfect in all details
Similar words: part, portion, constituent, component, component part
Definition: something determined in relation to something that includes it
Usage: 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