note (
http://definr.com/note)
n 1: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
[syn:
short letter,
line]
2: a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"
3: a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour
note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he
detected a note of sarcasm"
4: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
bill,
government note,
bank bill,
banker's bill,
bank note,
banknote,
Federal Reserve note,
greenback]
5: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical
sound; "the singer held the note too long" [syn: {musical
note},
tone]
6: a comment (usually added to a text); "his notes were
appended at the end of the article" [syn:
annotation,
notation]
7: high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a
scholar of great eminence" [syn:
eminence,
distinction,
preeminence]
8: a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling;
"there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
9: a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a
certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"
[syn:
promissory note,
note of hand]
v 1: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up
too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go
sailing" [syn:
observe,
mention,
remark]
2: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following
her"; "mark my words" [syn:
notice,
mark] [ant:
ignore]
3: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of
this chemical reaction" [syn:
take note,
observe]
4: make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher
said that morning" [syn:
take down]