(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The ~s of something are its individual features or elements.
The ~s of the plan are still being worked out...
I recall every ~ of the party.
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n
2.
Details about someone or something are facts or pieces of information about them.
See the bottom of this page for ~s of how to apply for this exciting offer...
N-PLURAL: oft N of n/wh, adj N
3.
A ~ is a minor point or aspect of something, as opposed to the central ones.
Only minor ~s now remain to be settled.
N-COUNT: oft adj N
4.
You can refer to the small features of something which are often not noticed as ~.
We like his attention to ~ and his enthusiasm.
N-UNCOUNT
5.
A ~ of a picture is a part of it that is printed separately and perhaps made bigger, so that smaller features can be clearly seen.
N-COUNT
6.
If you ~ things, you list them or give information about them.
The report ~ed the human rights abuses committed during the war.
VERB: V n
7.
If someone does not go into ~s about a subject, or does not go into the ~, they mention it without explaining it fully or properly.
He said he had been in various parts of Britain but did not go into ~s...
PHRASE: V inflects
8.
If you examine or discuss something in ~, you do it thoroughly and carefully.
We examine the wording in ~ before deciding on the final text.
PHRASE