detail

detail/ noun dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl; verb dɪˈteɪl or for 13, ˈdi teɪl /

noun
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
particulars collectively; minutiae.
attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts:
to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole.
intricate, finely wrought decoration.

verb (used with object)
to relate or report with complete particulars; tell fully and distinctly.
to mention one by one; specify; list:
He detailed the events leading up to the robbery.

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