Item
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A distinct physical object. A line of text having a legal or semantic meaning. A matter for discussion in an agenda. Two people who are having a relationship with each other. A question on a test, which may include its answers.
Example sentence: Clothes are particularly hard to value. While cars and high-tech gadgets - Maseratis, Audemars Piguet watches, and first-generation iPhones - offer not only performance but the cachet of a visibly rich item, clothing does less to convey what you spent on it. Clothes get stained and snagged, and they go out of style quickly.
Detail
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to explain in detail(US (?)) to clean carefully (particularly a car)to assign to a particular task
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Something small enough to escape casual notice.A profusion of details.Something considered trivial enough to ignore.(plural details) A person's name, address and other personal information.a temporary unit or assignment.
Example sentence: Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature.