note
Jotted written reminder
The many verb and noun uses of note nearly all have to do with documentation or notice (an obviously related word).
If you note something, you either observe it, or both observe it and write down something about it.
If you ask someone to note something, you want them to pay particular attention.
A note is the product of noting: Did you take notes at the lecture?
A note can also be a feature of something with a particular quality: She ended her talk on a positive note. There are notes of garlic and rosemary in the sauce.
In music, notes are individual tones. #
Brief, hasty recording
- scribbleWrite without care
- scrawlCareless, illegible writing
- doodleMindless rough sketch
- sketchHasty informal drawing
memo · marginalia · shorthand · reminder · post-it · sticky · handwritten · pencil
Frequency of sound
- toneQuality of sound
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- octaveEight-note interval
chord · clef · treble · bass · staff · interval · whole · half
Spoken comment or note
- commentBrief stated opinion
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- observePerceive with attention
- detectNotice or discover
perceive · attention · significance · importance · worthy · take · mental · make
Amount owed, written
- cashReady spending funds
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- denominationNamed religious group
- dollarBasic U.S. currency unit
euro · pound · yen · rupee · peso · tender · promissory · treasury
Indirect suggestion
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- undertoneSubdued background quality
nuance · inflection · quality · element · subtle · detect · sour · bitter
Formal internal correspondence
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- letterWritten symbol or message
- dispatchSend with speed
- missiveFormal letter sent
communique · minute · record · report · transcript · draft · diplomatic · official
Notes sounded simultaneously
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- intervalDuration between two points
- triadGroup of three
arpeggio · cadence · resonance · tonality · counterpoint · modulation · resolution · voicing
jot
Brief, hasty recording
sketch · memo · marginalia · shorthand · reminder · post-it · sticky · handwritten · pencil · pen
pitch
Frequency of sound
octave · chord · clef · treble · bass · staff · interval · whole · half · quarter
remark
Spoken comment or note
detect · perceive · attention · significance · importance · worthy · take · mental · make · sidebar
bill
Amount owed, written
- cashReady spending funds
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- denominationNamed religious group
dollar · euro · pound · yen · rupee · peso · tender · promissory · treasury · counterfeit
hint
Indirect suggestion
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
undertone · nuance · inflection · quality · element · subtle · detect · sour · bitter · discordant
memorandum
Formal internal correspondence
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- letterWritten symbol or message
- dispatchSend with speed
missive · communique · minute · record · report · transcript · draft · diplomatic · official · formal
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- intervalDuration between two points
triad · arpeggio · cadence · resonance · tonality · counterpoint · modulation · resolution · voicing · intonation
noteformal letter
Structured professional written communication
treatise · dissertation · tome · epistle · manuscript
- take notesRecord information while listening
- sticky notesSmall adhesive paper slips
- high noteUpper pitch reached
- short noticeInadequate advance notification
- give noticeFormally announce resignation
- termination noticeFormal dismissal document
notice, notes, noted, notebook, notable, notify, noting, noteworthy, notepad