Entry Word: note

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a usually brief written reminder <I'll make a note to myself so I don't forget to pick up some milk on the way home>

Synonyms memo, memorandum, notation

Related Words memoir, minutes, report; line; document, writing

2 a message on paper from one person or group to another <write a friendly note to the neighbors asking them to keep the noise down> — see letter
3 a natural vocal sound made by an animal <can you distinguish between the notes of the whippoorwill and the mockingbird?> — see call 1
4 a piece of printed paper used as money <will you be paying in coins or notes?> — see ¹bill 2
5 a special quality or impression associated with something <spoke with a note of irritation in her voice> — see aura
6 overall quality as seen or judged by people in general <a writer of note among readers of modern poetry> — see reputation
7 a briefly expressed opinion <let me read a few notes I jotted down while you were auditioning> — see remark