From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
note
n 1: a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"
2: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
[syn: note, short letter, line, billet]
3: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical
sound; "the singer held the note too long" [syn: note,
musical note, tone]
4: a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling;
"there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
5: 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"
6: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's
bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note,
greenback]
7: a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were
appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short
notation to the address on the envelope" [syn: note,
annotation, notation]
8: high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a
scholar of great eminence" [syn: eminence, distinction,
preeminence, note]
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: note,
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: note, observe, mention, remark]
2: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following
her"; "mark my words" [syn: notice, mark, note] [ant:
ignore]
3: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of
this chemical reaction" [syn: note, take note, observe]
4: make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher
said that morning" [syn: note, take down]