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Details

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Noun

1. details, inside information

true confidential information

Example Sentences:
'after the trial he gave us the real details'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Details

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noun
1. 
an item or smaller part that is considered separately; particular
2. 
an item or circumstance that is insignificant or unimportant
passengers' comfort was regarded as a detail
3. 
treatment of or attention to items or particulars
this essay includes too much detail
4. 
items collectively; particulars
5. 
a small or accessory section or element in a painting, building, statue, etc, esp when considered in isolation
6. military
a. 
the act of assigning personnel for a specific duty, esp a fatigue
b. 
the personnel selected
c. 
the duty or assignment
7.  go into detail
8.  in detail
verb (transitive)
9. 
to list or relate fully
10. military
to select (personnel) for a specific duty
11. 
to decorate or elaborate (carving, etc) with fine delicate drawing or designs

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Details

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noun
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 a plan
4. 
a. 
any small secondary or accessory part or parts of a picture, statue, building, etc.
b. 
a small segment as of a painting, reproduced separately for detailed study
5. 
a. 
one or more soldiers, sailors, etc. chosen for a particular task
b. 
the task itself
verb transitive
6. 
to give the particulars of; tell, item by item
7. 
to choose for a particular task
detail a man for sentry duty
8.  US
to clean (an automotive vehicle) inside and outside, with meticulous attention to details, usually for a fee

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Details

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n.
1. An individual part or item; a particular: discussed the details of the proposal.
2. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole: careful attention to detail.
3. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia: skipped the details to get to the main point.
4. A minute or thorough treatment or account: went into detail about his travels.
5.
a. A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation.
b. A representation of such a part or portion: a detail of a Rembrandt portrait illustrating the technique of chiaroscuro.
6.
a. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
b. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
c. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
7.
a. A group of military personnel assigned to a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
b. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
tr.v. (dĭ-tāl) de·tailed, de·tail·ing, de·tails
1. To report or relate explicitly or in particulars: detailed the charges against the defendant.
2. To provide with artistic or decorative detail: detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué.
3. To assign to a particular duty: "The musicians and other non-combatants were detailed to carry the stretchers" (Peter Cozzens).
4. To clean (a car interior, for example) meticulously.
5. To market to (a physician) the drugs sold by one's company,

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