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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
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teIl
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teIl
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| definition 1: |
A detail is a small bit or part of something. It can be something like a tiny thing in a painting or a small piece of information in a story. When you tell every detail of your vacation, you tell everything that happened, even the smallest things.
Ella told her dad every detail about seeing the reptiles at the zoo.I liked the movie, but there were a few details that I didn't understand.The art teacher told Jack to add more details to his drawing.- similar words:
- item, point, respect, specific
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| definition 2: |
When you describe something in detail, you give a lot of information about it besides the biggest or most basic things. You tell a lot of the small things about it too. If you see something in detail, you see all its parts clearly--both the big parts and the very small parts. If you look at the moon through a telescope, you can see it in more detail than you can with just your eyes.
Mariana really loved her new friend's house. She described it to her mom in a lot of detail. |
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design, term |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
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dih
teIl
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di
teIl
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| inflections: |
details, detailing, detailed |
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When you detail something, you describe or tell about it with all its small parts or facts.
Mr. Curtis detailed everything that happened on his trip.- similar words:
- demonstrate, describe, narrate, relate
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| related words: |
depict, picture, report |
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