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note > 13 senses
NOUN1note, short letter, line, billetA short personal letter
2noteA brief written record
3noteA characteristic emotional quality
4note, bill, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenbackA piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
5note, musical note, toneA notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
6note, annotation, notationA comment or instruction (usually added)
7note, eminence, distinction, preeminenceHigh status importance owing to marked superiority
8noteA tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
9note, promissory note, note of handA promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
VERB1note, observe, mention, remarkMake mention of
2note, notice, markNotice or perceive
3note, take note, observeObserve with care or pay close attention to
4note, take downMake a written note of
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note > noun 1, communication
MeaningA short personal letter.
Synonymsshort letter, line, billet
Narrowerexcuse
Broaderpersonal letter
note > noun 2, communication
MeaningA brief written record.
Examples"he made a note of the appointment"
Narrowerjotting, jot; memo, memorandum, memoranda; minute
Broaderwritten record, written account
Verbsnote
note > noun 3, attribute
MeaningA characteristic emotional quality.
Examples"it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
Broaderair, aura, atmosphere
note > noun 4, possession
MeaningA piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank).
Examples"he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
Synonymsbill, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
Narrowersilver certificate; hundred dollar bill, c-note; fifty dollar bill, fifty; twenty dollar bill, twenty; tenner, ten dollar bill; fiver, five-spot, five dollar bill; two dollar bill; dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam
Broaderpaper money, folding money, paper currency
note > noun 5, communication
MeaningA notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound.
Examples"the singer held the note too long"
Synonymsmusical note, tone
Member ofscale, musical scale
Narrowertonic, keynote; supertonic; mediant; subdominant; dominant; submediant; subtonic, leading tone; pedal point, pedal; trill, shake; middle C; chord; passing note, passing tone; whole note, semibreve; half note, minim; quarter note, crotchet; eighth note, quaver; sixteenth note, semiquaver; thirty-second note, demisemiquaver; sixty-fourth note, hemidemisemiquaver; grace note, appoggiatura, acciaccatura; blue note; monotone
Broadermusical notation
note > noun 6, communication
MeaningA comment or instruction (usually added).
Examples"his notes were appended at the end of the article"
Synonymsannotation, notation
Narrowerposte restante; citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation; footnote, footer; nota bene, NB, N.B.; postscript, PS
Broadercomment, commentary
Verbsannotate; note; annotate
note > noun 7, state
MeaningHigh status importance owing to marked superiority.
Synonymseminence, distinction, preeminence
Narrowerking
Broaderhigh status
note > noun 8, communication
MeaningA tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling.
Examples"there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
Broadertone, tone of voice
note > noun 9, possession
MeaningA promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time.
Examples"I had to co-sign his note at the bank"
Synonymspromissory note, note of hand
Narrowerdemand note; note receivable; note payable; municipal note; IOU; time note
Broaderdebt instrument, certificate of indebtedness
note > verb 1, communication
MeaningMake mention of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
Synonymsobserve, mention, remark
Narrowercomment, notice, remark, point out
Broaderstate, say, tell
Nounsnote
note > verb 2, perception
MeaningNotice or perceive.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"She noted that someone was following her"
Synonymsnotice, mark
Entailsperceive, comprehend
Narrowertake notice
Contraryignore
note > verb 3, perception
MeaningObserve with care or pay close attention to.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples"Take note of this chemical reaction"
Synonymstake note, observe
Entailsperceive, comprehend
note > verb 4, communication
MeaningMake a written note of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
Synonymstake down
Broaderwrite down, set down, get down, put down
Nounsnote; notation

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