ALL meanings of detail
de·tail
D d - countable noun detail The details of something are its individual features or elements. 3
- noun plural detail Details about someone or something are facts or pieces of information about them. 3
- countable noun detail A detail is a minor point or aspect of something, as opposed to the central ones. 3
- uncountable noun detail You can refer to the small features of something which are often not noticed as detail. 3
- countable noun detail A detail of a picture is a part of it that is printed separately and perhaps made bigger, so that smaller features can be clearly seen. 3
- verb detail If you detail things, you list them or give information about them. 3
- verb detail If someone is detailed to do a task or job, they are officially ordered to do it. 3
- noun detail an item or smaller part that is considered separately; particular 3
- noun detail an item or circumstance that is insignificant or unimportant 3
- noun detail treatment of or attention to items or particulars 3
- noun detail items collectively; particulars 3
- noun detail a small or accessory section or element in a painting, building, statue, etc, esp when considered in isolation 3
- noun detail the act of assigning personnel for a specific duty, esp a fatigue 3
- noun detail the personnel selected 3
- noun detail the duty or assignment 3
- verb detail to list or relate fully 3
- verb detail to select (personnel) for a specific duty 3
- verb detail to decorate or elaborate (carving, etc) with fine delicate drawing or designs 3
- noun detail the act of dealing with things item by item 3
- noun detail a minute account 3
- noun detail any of the small parts that go to make up something; item; particular 3
- noun detail any small secondary or accessory part or parts of a picture, statue, building, etc. 3
- noun detail a small segment as of a painting, reproduced separately for detailed study 3
- noun detail one or more soldiers, sailors, etc. chosen for a particular task 3
- noun detail the task itself 3
- verb transitive detail to give the particulars of; tell, item by item 3
- verb transitive detail to choose for a particular task 3
- verb transitive detail to clean (an automotive vehicle) inside and outside, with meticulous attention to details, usually for a fee 3
- noun detail An individual feature, fact, or item. 1
- noun detail an individual or minute part; an item or particular. 1
- noun detail particulars collectively; minutiae. 1
- noun detail attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole. 1
- noun detail intricate, finely wrought decoration. 1
- noun detail Engineering. detail drawing. 1
- noun detail any small section of a larger structure or whole, considered as a unit. 1
- noun detail Military. an appointment or assignment, as of a small group or an officer, for a special task. the party or person so selected: the kitchen detail. a particular assignment of duty. 1
- noun detail the property of an image or of a method of image production to make small, closely spaced image elements individually distinguishable. 1
- verb with object detail to relate or report with complete particulars; tell fully and distinctly. 1
- verb with object detail to mention one by one; specify; list: He detailed the events leading up to the robbery. 1
- verb with object detail Military. to appoint or assign for some particular duty: We were detailed to patrol the border. 1
- verb with object detail to provide with intricate, finely wrought decoration: lingerie detailed with lace and embroidery. 1
- verb with object detail to thoroughly clean (a vehicle or part of a vehicle) and do minor repairs to improve its appearance: We detail the wheels and chrome to remove the rust. 1
- idioms detail in detail, item by item; with particulars: The résumé stated his qualifications in detail. 1
- noun detail minute part 1
- noun detail collectively 1
- noun detail particular item 1
- noun detail intricate decoration 1
- noun detail military: detachment 1
- transitive verb detail report fully 1
- transitive verb detail list 1