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Detach
- verb - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
- come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"
- separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"
Detail
- noun - a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"
- a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
- assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"
- extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"
- provide details for
Detain
- verb - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
Detect
- verb - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "
Detent
- noun - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Deters
- verb - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
- turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
Detest
- verb - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
- Hate
Dethaw
- verb - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"