<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an individual or minute part; an item or particular.</li><li>particulars collectively; minutiae.</li><li>attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole.</li><li>intricate, finely wrought decoration.</li><li>Engineering: detail drawing.</li><li>any small section of a larger structure or whole, considered as a unit.</li><li>Military: an appointment or assignment, as of a small group or an officer, for a special task.</li><li>the party or person so selected: the kitchen detail.</li><li>a particular assignment of duty.</li><li>the property of an image or of a method of image production to make small, closely spaced image elements individually distinguishable.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to relate or report with complete particulars; tell fully and distinctly.</li><li>to mention one by one; specify; list: He detailed the events leading up to the robbery.</li><li>to appoint or assign for some particular duty: We were detailed to patrol the border.</li><li>to provide with intricate, finely wrought decoration: lingerie detailed with lace and embroidery.</li><li>to thoroughly clean (a vehicle or part of a vehicle) and do minor repairs to improve its appearance: We detail the wheels and chrome to remove the rust.</li></ul>