You have five senses, right? Taste, touch, sound, sight and smell. When writing a book that is detailed, you must use all five senses. There are books that only tell you what the character can see. But readers can become more interested when you involved what things feel like, sound like, smell like, and occasionally taste like.

Here's a list of ways you can use to describe sight, smell, taste, touch and sound. Bold words I find better and use more often.

Colour and Visual Qualities

red                 saffron                 bright                 dark                 scarlet                 gold

dull                light                     carnelian            silver               rose                     chocolate

crismon       chrome                lilac                     sienna            salmon                lime

copper        vermilion             yellow                  bronze           avocado               coral

primrose     pale                    purple                   lemon            canary                  violet

pink             cerise                 mauve                  ruddy               mahogany          topaz

blue            amber                 ebony                   flushed          maroon               amethyst

crystalline cyan                    navy                      wine                white                   poppy

coba          burgundy            olive                       fuchsia          turquoise            claret

drab          chartreuse          orchid                    brilliant         clear                    black

obsidian  transparent        khaki                     opaque         translucent         lavender

glassy      jet                         gay                         rust                carmine              sapphire

dun          cordovan              indigo                    milky              tan                       grizzly

ocher       flesh                     buff                         brindle           umber                peach

mustard  ultramarine         snowy                   chestnut        green                 smoky

sepia       mint                     brass                     walnut            pearl                 aqua

ruby         emerald              twinkling                bistre             sooty                shimmering

jade         plum                   charcoal                maize              lake                  iridescent

garnet     slate                   spruce                    puce               magenta         sable

pearly     aquamarine      ivory                        henna            citrine              onyx

azure      cream                orange

Smell

perfumed            lilac            earthy            stinking            fetid              loamy

lemon                  scent         odor               fragrance       sweaty         sharp

rose                     lime            rotten              biting               pungent      musty

plastic                 acrid           flowery            fishy                mildewed    spicy

acid                    moldy         doggy              nauseating    redolent       skunky

dirty                    sweet         tart                   minty               moist            putrid

sour                   fresh          musty              spoiled

Taste

bitter                 tart                   fiery                  sweet               salty                 acidy

chocolatey      flavoured         hot                   meaty               cold                  bitter-sweet

mild                 savoury            seasoned      sharp               biting               spicy

unsalted         robust              sour                 brackish          syrupy              sweet-and-sour

Touch and Texture

pressed            damp            fluted            tickling            sculptured            dry

knobbed           raw               corrugated   downy              chapped               scratchy

dirty                   grimy            sopping        itching             abrasive                dusty

scaled              rasping        prickly           clammy            pulpy                     kiss

scarred            glossy          wet                pocked             tweedy                 matte

moist                woolly          hard               foamy               dank                    patina

gripped            burning        hairy              soft                   cottony                 scorching

furry                  bumpy         rocking          cushioned       fluffy                     searing

fuzzy                 boiling         sheer             sheen              scalding              stinging

sandy              warm           shiny              polished          hot                        engraved

gritty                 inlaid            soapy           bubbly              grooved                cool

glassy             ivory              biting            sharp               rutted                    piercing

silky                numbing       velvety          smooth            freezing                steely

keen               icy                  corduroy      grainy               cold                       metallic

fine                waxy               coarse         greasy              curdled                 slimy

splintered    lacy                 tangled        spiky                 slippery                creamy

matted         slick                shaggy        bushy                fiery                       stubbly

Sound

ringing               cheeping               gasping               smashing               piercing               peeping

whooping          tinkling                   raucous               chattering              crooning               bellowing

sobbing            bumping                 snarling              growling                  pitch                     crying

thumping         burping                   croaking             clattering                 yapping               keening

spashing         yelping                    rustling                 volume                    squealing            howling

barking           sniveling                 moaning              pealing                     tone                     rattling

grunting         clanging                  coughing             quacking                  whining               gagging

fizzing             wheezing                honking                hissing                    bawling               trumpeting

swishing       sneezing                 rumbling              bubbling                  ripping                cooing

chirping         shouting                 shuffling                tearing                   popping               roaring

thunderous  scratching              snorting                 crashing               crunching            cackling

tolling            clucking                  silent                      tapping                  soothing              crowing

tranquil        melodious             cacophonous        singing                  quiet                      tune

loud              tinkling                    noisy                      rhythmic                 mumbling             twittering

din                beat                         blaring                   cawing                   racket                     chattering

murmuring whistling                clapping                booming               whispering           mewing

snapping    snoring                   yelling                    mooing                  crackling               sighing

I hope this helped you with describing senses. Always remember that it's important to describe things using all five of the senses, because it engages the reader. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment of PM me any time.