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sleuth
[ slooth ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to track or trail, as a detective.
sleuth
/ ːθ /
noun
- an informal word for detective
- short for sleuthhound
verb
- tr to track or follow
Other Word Forms
- ܳٳl adjective
- p·ܳٳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sleuth1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sleuth1
Example Sentences
Wednesday's parents will also have an increased presence on campus this season - "a rare new form of torture for the fiercely independent amateur sleuth", Netflix said.
Conan Doyle: creator of Sherlock Holmes and by extension all subsequent super sleuths with an eccentric character, eagle eye for detail, encyclopedic knowledge of unexpectedly useful trivia and the brain of a UNIVAC.
When she does some online art-history sleuthing, however, she learns that if indeed these magical beasts are real, then likely so are ancient depictions of them as fully capable of savagely fighting back when threatened.
But since the early days after her disappearance, the suspicion and scrutiny of Saelee-McCain’s family and the Redding community in Northern California, as well as online sleuths, have been placed squarely on her husband.
’s clear is that when Havoc slipped away from his North Hollywood home, he unleashed an army of dog sleuths onto the world.
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