Meaning & use
item
An individual article or object, especially one included in a list or collection.
See it in a sentence
She crossed each item off her grocery list as she found it.
The museum's newest item on display is a fossil discovered last year.
A note on using this word
Item can also refer informally to a romantically involved couple, as in the two of them are an item.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A couple who are romantically involved, used informally.
Everyone at the office suspected they were an item.
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