Search this site:

Thesaurus: detail


Reference


Word of the Day
adulation
Definition: (noun) extreme admiration.
Petersons.com
Add Word of the Day to your personalized My Yahoo! page:
Add to My Yahoo! View RSS Feed
About My Yahoo! and RSS »

  

detail

noun
  1. An individually considered portion of a whole: article, element, item, particular, point. See part
  2. One of the conditions or facts attending an event and having some bearing on it: circumstance, fact, factor, particular. See real
  3. A small, often specialized element of a whole: fine print, item, particular, technicality. See group
  4. A unit of troops on special assignment: detachment. See group
verb
To make specific: particularize, specify, stipulate. See specific

Search Thesaurus:
 

 More on Yahoo! Education
 • Online and On-Campus Degree Programs
    MBAs  -  Technology Management  -  Education  -  Health  -  More

 • College & Grad School - A Comprehensive Guide
    College Search  -  Test Prep  -  Application Tips  -  Scholarship Search
 

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of The American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Other Important Information
-