The Meaning of detail

• (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.

Synonyms

item , point , particular , item , contingent

Rhymes

abigail , ail , airedale , airmail , ale , amell , ancell , assail , avail , avenell , averell , avondale , bail , baile , bale , balle , barksdale , barrell , bartell , bayle , beyl , blackmail , bloomingdale , borrell , brail , braille , cail , cale , carbondale , cardell , carrell , cartmell , carvell , clydesdale , coattail , cocktail , correll , countervail , coverdale , curtail , dail , daile , dale , dayle , derail , deverell , doornail , dovetail , downscale , drail , dralle , email , entail , exhale , fail , faile , faille , fairytale , fantail , farmingdale , farthingale , female , ferndale , fingernail , flail , folktale , foxtail , frail , gael , gail , gaile , gale , galle , garrell , gayle , glendale , gorrell , grail , guardrail , hail , haile , hale , handrail , heyl , hillsdale , hobnail , horsetail , impale , inhale , jail , jamail , jarrell , jerrell , kail , kale , kvale , lail , lavell , levell , macphail , mail , maile , maille , male , marcell , martingale , mayle , mcgrail , mchale , mikhail , modell , monorail , mortell , nadell , nail , naill , nale , nathanael , oakdale , orrell , pail , pale , parcell , perrell , ponytail , pralle , presale , prevail , quail , quale , quayle , quesnell , radell , rael , rafale , rail , raile , rayl , resale , retail , revell , riverdale , sail , sale , salle , savell , sayle , scale , scarsdale , schmale , scottsdale , shale , smail , smale , snail , soleil , spale , springdale , stale , sumrell , sunnyvale , swale , tail , taille , tale , teasdale , telltale , thumbnail , toenail , trail , tramell , travail , uniondale , unveil , upscale , vail , vaile , vale , valle , veil , verrell , wail , wale , weyl , whale , wholesale , withnail , yale , zale