an individual or minute part; an item or particular.

particulars collectively; minutiae.

attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts

to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole.

intricate, finely wrought decoration.

Engineering . detail drawing.

any small section of a larger structure or whole, considered as a unit.

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.

the property of an image or of a method of image production to make small, closely spaced image elements individually distinguishable.

to relate or report with complete particulars; tell fully and distinctly.

to mention one by one; specify; list

He detailed the events leading up to the robbery.

Military . to appoint or assign for some particular duty

We were detailed to patrol the border.

to provide with intricate, finely wrought decoration

lingerie detailed with lace and embroidery.

in detail

item by item; with particulars

The résumé stated his qualifications in detail.

noun

whole

verb

hide , misrepresent , suppress , withhold

noun

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verb

analyze , catalog , circumstantiate , communicate , delineate , depict , describe , designate , elaborate , embellish , enumerate , epitomize , exhibit , fly speck , get down to brass tacks , individualize , itemize , lay out , narrate , particularize , portray , produce , quote chapter and verse , recapitulate , recite , recount , rehearse , relate , report , reveal , set forth , show , specialize , spell out , spread , stipulate , summarize , sweat details , tell , uncover , allocate , appoint , charge , commission , delegate , detach , send , specify , account , article , aspect , assign , detachment , dilate , element , embroider , enlarge , expatiate , expound , fact , feature , item , minutia , nicety , particular , point , squad , stipulation , unit