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• detail — I n. small part minute treatment 1) to bring up, cite details 2) to go into detail; to fill in, furnish (the) details 3) essential, important; (a) graphic, gruesome, harrowing, lurid, revolting, sordid, unsavory; meticulous, microscopic, minute;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• detail — [di tāl′, dē′tāl΄] n. [Fr détail < the v.] 1. the act of dealing with things item by item [the detail of business] 2. a minute account [to go into detail] 3. any of the small parts that go to make up something; item; particular [the details of …   English World dictionary

• detail — ► NOUN 1) a small individual item or fact. 2) small items or facts collectively: attention to detail. 3) a small part of a picture reproduced separately for close study. 4) a small detachment of troops or police officers given a special duty. ►… …   English terms dictionary

• For Want of a Nail (proverb) — For Want of a Nail is a proverbial rhyme showing that small actions can result in large consequences. quote box2|border=2px|align=center|title=For Want of a Nail|halign=left|quote= For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the… …   Wikipedia

• detail — de|tail1 W1S2 [ˈdi:teıl US dıˈteıl] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: détail, from Old French detail piece cut off , from taillier to cut ] 1.) a single feature, fact, or piece of information about something detail of ▪ She told me every… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• detail — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a single feature, fact, or piece of information, or many small features considered together: Todd had planned the journey down to the smallest detail. | We need to discuss a few details before you start. | attention to detail:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• detail — n. & v. n. 1 a a small or subordinate particular; an item. b such a particular, considered (ironically) to be unimportant (the truth of the statement is just a detail). 2 a small items or particulars (esp. in an artistic work) regarded… …   Useful english dictionary

• detail — n. /di tayl , dee tayl/; v. /di tayl /, n. 1. an individual or minute part; an item or particular. 2. particulars collectively; minutiae. 3. attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate… …   Universalium

• detail — /ˈditeɪl / (say deetayl) noun 1. an individual or minute part; an item or particular. 2. particulars collectively; minutiae. 3. a dealing with or treating part by part or item by item. 4. fine, intricate decoration. 5. a detail drawing. 6. any… …  

• detail — noun 1》 a small individual feature, fact, or item.     ↘a small part of a picture reproduced separately for close study. 2》 a small detachment of troops or police officers given a special duty.     ↘a special duty assigned to such a detachment.… …   English new terms dictionary

• detail — Synonyms and related words: KP, accredit, accuracy, add up, adduce, adjunct, age group, allocate, allot, amplify, anatomize, appoint, appropriate to, appurtenance, army, army group, article, aspect, assign, assign to, atomize, attention to detail …   Moby Thesaurus