Lexic.us

Definition of Note

1. Verb. Make mention of. "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"

2. Noun. A brief written record. "He made a note of the appointment"

3. Verb. Notice or perceive. "Mark my words"

4. Noun. A short personal letter. "Drop me a line when you get there"

5. Verb. Observe with care or pay close attention to. "Take note of this chemical reaction"

6. Noun. A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound. "The singer held the note too long"

7. Verb. Make a written note of. "She noted everything the teacher said that morning"

8. Noun. A tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling. "There was a note of uncertainty in his voice"

9. Noun. A characteristic emotional quality. "He detected a note of sarcasm"

10. Noun. A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank). "He peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

11. Noun. A comment or instruction (usually added). "He added a short notation to the address on the envelope"

12. Noun. High status importance owing to marked superiority. "A scholar of great eminence"

13. Noun. A promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time. "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"

Definition of Note

1. v. t. To butt; to push with the horns.

2. n. Nut.

3. n. Need; needful business.

4. n. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.

5. v. t. To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to.

Definition of Note

1. Noun. (context: UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) Use; employment. ¹

2. Noun. Utility; profit; advantage; foredeal; benefit; pains. ¹

3. Noun. Affair, matter, concern. ¹

4. Noun. Business; undertaking; task, duty; purpose. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) To use; make use of; employ. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) To use for food; eat. ¹

7. Noun. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. ¹

8. Noun. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. ¹

9. Noun. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. ¹

10. Noun. A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute. ¹

11. Noun. A short informal letter; a billet. ¹

12. Noun. A diplomatic missive or written communication. ¹

13. Noun. (finance) A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory '''note'''; a '''note''' of hand; a negotiable '''note'''. ¹

14. Noun. A piece of paper money; a banknote. ¹

15. Noun. A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes. ¹

16. Noun. (music) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. ¹

17. Noun. (music) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune. ¹

18. Noun. (music) A key of the piano or organ. ¹

19. Noun. Observation; notice; heed. ¹

20. Noun. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of '''note'''. ¹

21. Verb. (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed ¹

22. Verb. (transitive) To record in writing; to make a memorandum of. ¹

23. Verb. (transitive) To denote; to designate ¹

24. Verb. (transitive) To annotate ¹

25. Verb. (transitive) To set down in musical characters. ¹

26. Verb form. (obsolete) (contraction of ne mote may not) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Note

1. to write down [v NOTED, NOTING, NOTES]

Medical Definition of Note

1. 1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. "Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, they have also the notes of external profession." (Hooker) "She [the Anglican church] has the note of possession, the note of freedom from party titles,the note of life a tough life and a vigorous." (J. H. Newman) "What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive eagerness, there was through it all !" (Mrs. Humphry Ward) 2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. 3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. "The best writers have been perplexed with notes, and obscured with illustrations." (Felton) 4. A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute. 5. Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings. 6. A short informal letter; a billet. 7. A diplomatic missive or written communication. 8. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note. 9. A list of items or of charges; an account. "Here is now the smith's note for shoeing." (Shak) 10. A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence: A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune. A key of the piano or organ. "The wakeful bird . . . Tunes her nocturnal note." (Milton) "That note of revolt against the eighteenth century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck by Winckelmann." (W. Pater) 11. Observation; notice; heed. "Give orders to my servants that they take No note at all of our being absent hence." (Shak) 12. Notification; information; intelligence. "The king . . . Shall have note of this." (Shak) 13. State of being under observation. "Small matters . . . Continually in use and in note." (Bacon) 14. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note. "There was scarce a family of note which had not poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold." (Prescott) 15. Stigma; brand; reproach. Note of hand, a promissory note. Origin: F. Note, L. Nota; akin to noscere, notum, to know. See Know. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Note

notched notchel notchels notcher notchers notches notches in cartilage of external acoustic meatus notchier notchiest notching

notchings notchweeds notchy note (current term) note blindness note book note down note of hand note pad note payable

note receivable note to self note value note values note verbale noteable notebook notebook computer

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