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US
/ˈditeɪɫ, dɪˈteɪɫ/
]
NOUN
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extended treatment of particulars
the essay contained too much detail -
a temporary military unit
the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent -
a crew of workers selected for a particular task
a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees -
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
several of the details are similar
a point of information -
a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
it was perfect in all details
VERB
- provide details for
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assign to a specific task
The ambulances were detailed to the fire station
How To Use detail In A Sentence
- Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Ali Gharib: What Did WikiLeaks Really Tell Us About Iran?
- I won't go into detail over the phone, but I've been having a few health problems recently.
- I blame it all on becca who called me in the middle of the night to talk to me all about how the two best friends names are Kate and Becca and that the main character lives in apartment 601 as my address and other kooky details that i have been trying to forget nightly since i saw that movie, And then every sound is that kid coming out of the television and im only writing about it now in order to expunge as i fear she will grab hold of my foot from under the desk and eat me or turn me into something decomposing or whatever it is she does. I-claudius Diary Entry
- One can only guess at the research and detective work that has gone into the bald details recorded for each piece.
- But Ms. Economy pointed to the elaborateness of concept and coordination of details — "the flowers are matching," she observed — leading her to suspect they may have had professional help bringing the Halloween spirit alive. Suburban Tricks, Urban Treats
- The details aren't specific, and feel a little kludged.
- IBM does not publish the actual, in-depth details of how the optimizer determines the best access path, but the optimizer is a cost-based optimizer.
- This attention to detail only enhances the beauty and warmth of the voice itself, the ideal instrument for the part.
- Frequently covered in zits, freckles and pockmarks, his character's faces are detailed in their expressiveness without being overly polished.
- He declined to give details on who the passengers were except to say they were from a nursing home in Bellaire, an upscale enclave within Houston.
