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How to pronounce detail in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms item, particular
Type of component, constituent, component part, part, portion
Has types high spot, highlight


it was perfect in all details.
Type Words
Synonyms contingent
Type of military unit, force, military force, military group
Type Words
Synonyms item, point
Type of fact
Has types sticking point, respect, regard, nooks and crannies, minutia, nook and cranny, trifle, technicality, triviality


several of the details are similar.
Type Words
Type of work party, gang, crew


a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees.
Type Words
Type of set apart, specify, assign


The ambulances were detailed to the fire station.
Type Words
Type of treatment, discussion, discourse


the essay contained too much detail.
Type Words
Type of enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, dilate, elaborate
Derivation detailing

Examples of detail

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Even with all the detail that comes in that pizza, we build it all from scratch.
From the omaha.com
As you learn what is being asked for, note every detail with warmth and urgency.
From the timesunion.com
He recalled homeowners reciting in detail the peak of their home's market value.
From the freep.com
Jackson, Khadr's lawyer, challenged every detail of the prosecution's narrative.
From the washingtonpost.com
Drawing them up will force you and your architect to think through every detail.
From the businessweek.com
Cobb and other top officials declined to comment in any detail for this article.
From the businessweek.com
The vast amount of detail in the novel shows the enormous research Mitchell did.
From the kansas.com
The pleasure is in the way Whitehead recalls it, in loving and lingering detail.
From the time.com
It is this lack of detail that has now begun to raise doubts about its veracity.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
  • Provide details for
  • Assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"
  • Extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"
  • A crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"
  • Contingent: a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
  • DETAIL is the international professional journal for architecture and construction details produced by Detail publishers. ...
  • "The Detail" is the second episode of the first season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Clark Johnson. It originally aired on June 9, 2002.
  • Auto detailing is the performance of an extremely thorough cleaning, polishing and waxing of an automobile, both inside and out, to produce a show-quality level of detail. ...