Thesaurus: detail

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1. n. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or transaction.
2. n. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
3. n. The selection for a particular service of a person or a body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so selected.
4. n. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he detailed all the facts in due order.
5. n. To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron.
6. n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
7. n. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
8. n. extended treatment of particulars
9. n. a crew of workers selected for a particular task
10. n. a temporary military unit
11. v. provide details for
12. v. assign to a specific task