| detail | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. detail, item, point | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" |
| ~ fact | a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" |
| ~ minutia | a small or minor detail.; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code" |
| ~ nook and cranny, nooks and crannies | something remote.; "he explored every nook and cranny of science" |
| ~ regard, respect | (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point.; "it differs in that respect" |
| ~ sticking point | a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal. |
| ~ technicality, trifle, triviality | a detail that is considered insignificant. |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. detail, item, particular | a small part that can be considered separately from the whole.; "it was perfect in all details" |
| ~ component part, part, portion, component, constituent | something determined in relation to something that includes it.; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| ~ high spot, highlight | the most interesting or memorable part.; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican" |
| n. (communication) | 3. detail | extended treatment of particulars.; "the essay contained too much detail" |
| ~ discussion, discourse, treatment | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic.; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" |
| n. (group) | 4. detail | a crew of workers selected for a particular task.; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees" |
| ~ work party, crew, gang | an organized group of workmen. |
| n. (group) | 5. contingent, detail | a temporary military unit.; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent" |
| ~ military force, military group, military unit, force | a unit that is part of some military service.; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| v. (communication) | 6. detail | provide details for. |
| ~ elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. detail | assign to a specific task.; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station" |
| ~ set apart, assign, specify | select something or someone for a specific purpose.; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" |
| intricate | | |
| adj. | 1. intricate | having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate.; "intricate lacework" |
| ~ complex | complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
| stickler | | |
| n. (person) | 1. stickler | someone who insists on something.; "a stickler for promptness" |
| ~ disciplinarian, martinet, moralist | someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms. |
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