Word Meaning

detail definition and meaning

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.
n. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
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.
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.
n. To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron.

Crossword clues for detail

- Army detachment
- Clean (car) thoroughly
- Elaborate on, go into ...
- Finer points of cadet ailment
- Individual part
- Intricate decoration
- List or relate fully
- Minute part
- Particular
- Specify how to dock a dog?
- To give full particulars of