ITEM

[noun] [C] - something which is part of a list or group of thingsThe restaurant has a long menu of about 50 items.Tax is not payable on many essential items of family expenditure including domestic energy and water supplies, public transport and most foods.A car can hardly be classed as a luxury item (= not really necessary) when public transport is so poor.Several items of clothing (= clothes) lay on the floor.The earthquake was the most important news item/item of news (= piece of news) this week.An item is also one of several subjects to be considered.There are three items on the agenda.Item one (= the first of several things to be considered): a report on the car park project, Item two: future plans.Buyers from stores are given the opportunity to go through fashion collections item by item (= one thing at a time) and place orders.(informal) If two people are said to be an item, they are having a close/romantic/sexual relationship.I understand they're an item now.Are you two an item, or just friends?