Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (7)
1. an announcement containing information about an event;
- Example: "you didn't give me enough notice"
- Example: "an obituary notice"
- Example: "a notice of sale
2. the act of noticing or paying attention;
- Example: "he escaped the notice of the police"
[syn: notice, observation, observance]
3. a request for payment;
- Example: "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"
[syn: notification, notice]
4. advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract;
- Example: "we received a notice to vacate the premises"
- Example: "he gave notice two months before he moved"
5. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement;
- Example: "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
[syn: poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card]
6. polite or favorable attention;
- Example: "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"
7. a short critical review;
- Example: "the play received good notices"
VERB (4)
1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of;
- Example: "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"
- Example: "We found traces of lead in the paint"
[syn: detect, observe, find, discover, notice]
2. notice or perceive;
- Example: "She noted that someone was following her"
- Example: "mark my words"
[syn: notice, mark, note]
3. make or write a comment on;
- Example: "he commented the paper of his colleague"
[syn: comment, notice, remark, point out]
4. express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with;
- Example: "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"
- Example: "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"
- Example: "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"
[syn: notice, acknowledge]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Notice \No"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noticing.] 1. To observe; to see; to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to. [1913 Webster] 2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book. [1913 Webster] This plant deserves to be noticed in this place. --Tooke. [1913 Webster] Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers. [1913 Webster] Syn: To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See Remark. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Notice \No"tice\, n. [F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See Know.] 1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. [1913 Webster] How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons! --I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. [1913 Webster] I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices. [1913 Webster] 4. A writing communicating information or warning. [1913 Webster] 5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility. [1913 Webster] To take notice of, to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention. [1913 Webster] Syn: Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news. [1913 Webster]Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
268 Moby Thesaurus words for "notice": account, acknowledge, acquaintance, admonish, admonishment, admonition, advert, advertence, advertency, advice, advise, alarm, alertness, allude, analysis, animadvert, announce, announcement, annunciation, apperception, appreciation, appreciativeness, apprehension, approval, assiduity, assiduousness, attend, attend to, attention, attention span, attentiveness, awareness, behold, bench warrant, blackmail, blue book, book review, briefing, bulletin, bulletin board, call, call for, capias, care, catch sight of, caution, caveat, censure, circular, claim, clap eyes on, cognition, cognizance, comment, commentary, commentation, communication, communique, concentration, concern, consciousness, consideration, contribution, critical bibliography, critical journal, critical notice, critical review, criticism, critique, data, datum, death warrant, declaration, demand, demand for, descry, detect, deterrent example, diligence, directive, directory, discern, discover, dispatch, distinguish, draft, drain, duty, ear, earnestness, edict, editorial, encyclical, enlightenment, enunciation, espial, espionage, espy, evidence, exaction, example, extortion, extortionate demand, facts, factual information, familiarization, fieri facias, final notice, final warning, gen, general information, give heed to, give notice, glimpse, gloss, grasp, guidebook, habere facias possessionem, handout, hard information, have in sight, heavy demand, heed, heedfulness, hint, identify, imposition, impost, incidental information, indent, info, inform, information, injunction, insight, insistent demand, instruction, intelligence, intentiveness, intentness, interdict, intimation, ken, knowledge, lay eyes on, leader, leading article, lesson, levy, light, literary criticism, look, look on, look upon, looking, lookout, make out, mandamus, mandate, mandatory injunction, manifesto, mark, memo, mention, message, mind, mindfulness, mittimus, monition, moral, nisi prius, noesis, nonnegotiable demand, note, notification, notify, object lesson, observance, observation, observe, order, pay attention to, perceive, perception, pick out, pick up, position paper, precept, presentation, press release, process, proclamation, program, programma, prohibitory injunction, promotional material, pronouncement, pronunciamento, proof, public notice, publication, publicity, realization, recognition, recognize, refer, regard, regardfulness, release, remark, report, requirement, requisition, respect, review, running commentary, rush, rush order, search warrant, see, sense, sensibility, sidelight, sight, spot, spy, spying, statement, take heed of, take in, take note, take note of, take notice, take notice of, tax, taxing, tend, the dope, the goods, the know, the scoop, thought, threat, tip-off, transmission, tribute, twig, ukase, ultimatum, understanding, verbum sapienti, view, viewing, warn, warning, warning piece, warrant, warrant of arrest, warrant of attorney, watch, watching, white book, white paper, witness, witnessing, word, writ, write-up

