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detention home
  • n  an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
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detail
  • n  an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
    several of the details are similar
  • n  a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
    it was perfect in all details
  • n  extended treatment of particulars
    the essay contained too much detail
  • n  a crew of workers selected for a particular task
    a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees
  • n  a temporary military unit
  • v  provide details for
  • v  assign to a specific task
    The ambulances were detailed to the fire station
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detail file
  • n  (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task
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detailing
  • n  an individualized description of a particular instance
  • v  provide details for
  • v  assign to a specific task
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