| at length |
for a long time; in great detail. [1/2 definitions] |
| detail |
A detail is a small bit or part of something. It can be something like a tiny thing in a painting or a small piece of information in a story. When you tell every detail of your vacation, you tell everything that happened, even the smallest things. [3 definitions] |
| discuss |
When you discuss something, you write or talk about that thing in some detail. You explain it or give important facts about it. [1/2 definitions] |
| elaborate |
If something is elaborate, it includes a lot of things. It is not simple, and it has a lot of detail. [1/2 definitions] |
| exacting |
needing great attention to detail. [1/2 definitions] |
| explain |
to make clear in speech or writing; show in detail. [1/3 definitions] |
| probe |
If someone probes something, they explore it deeply or in great detail. [1/3 definitions] |
| recite |
to list in detail. [1/2 definitions] |
| respect |
a particular point or detail (usually used with "in"). [1/6 definitions] |
| scrutinize |
to look at closely and carefully, with attention to detail. |
| sketch |
a drawing or painting that was done in a hurry or without detail. Sketches are sometimes done to prepare for later work. [1/5 definitions] |
| spell out |
to explain in detail so that no part is difficult to understand. |
| study |
to examine in detail. [1/10 definitions] |
| summarize |
If you summarize things you have already discussed in some detail, you talk about them again but say only the most important things about them this time. Let's say your textbook gives two pages of information about some topic. Usually, in the last paragraph, the writers summarize the information so that students understand the most important things that were said in the whole two pages. |
| summary |
A summary is short statement that describes what you or someone else already said or wrote but tells it without detail and focuses only on the most important things. |
| survey |
to examine carefully or in detail. [1/8 definitions] |
| thorough |
correct in every detail. [1/2 definitions] |