sleuth
sleuth
Definition
sleuth (slo̵̅o̅t̸h)
noun
- Rare a dog, as a bloodhound, that can follow a trail by scent
- ☆ detective ()
Etymology: ME, a trail, spoor < ON slóth, akin to slothra, to drag (oneself) ahead: for IE base see slug
intransitive verb
to act as a detective
sleuth
Usage Examples
Object
- skill: Murder Mystery Package - Matlock Bath Test your sleuthing skills with this Murder Mystery Weekend.
Converse of object
- feature: Ode to a Banker is the 12th featuring the sleuth Marcus Didius Falco.
- become: The two form an unlikely friendship, and she becomes an apprentice sleuth.
- turn: Stuart James turns sleuth to reveal the scams of the pensions underworld.
- play: The opportunity to play sleuth is an amazingly frequent occurrence.
- invite: The Dunalastair Hotel invites amateur sleuths to sharpen their skills in a weekend of Murder, Mystery and Intrigue!
Adjective modifier
- amateur: Thank you to all the amateur sleuths who turned up at the Central Library for the crime fiction event on Tuesday 16 January.
- super: Actors will act out scenes from a crime followed by a workshop where kids can super sleuth to find out whodunit?
- famous: No case is too tricky for the world's most famous sleuth and his incredible powers of deduction.
- female: A new and pneumatic female sleuth, Isabel Dalhousie, tackles murder, mayhem - and the mysteries of life.
- would-be: It's a step-by-step guide for would-be antiques sleuths - with all the information you need to make your own research elementary.
- other: Both detective and setting are more realistic than in the later stories of Dick Donovan and Muddock's numerous other sleuths.
Preposition: on
- horseback: Itâs up to you and Barbie to become super sleuths on horseback when foul play is suspected at Whispering Springs Ranch.
Noun used with modifier
- link: Xenu link sleuth Identifies broken links on your site, creates a site map.
- spinster: Coming Soon POCKET FULL OF RYE By: AGATHA CHRISTIE BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization starring June Whitfield as the deceptively mild spinster sleuth.
- nature: Nature sleuths sought Bedfordshire folk who love listening for the patter of tiny feet should contact the Forestry Commission right away.
- gentleman: The same can be said of his gentleman sleuth, Philo Vance.
- software: Software sleuth, Ron Smith, wrestles with rumors from around the houses.
- ace: And where was I, ace sleuth, while the car-park encounter took place?
Preposition: in
- style: But he won't be playing the sleuth in the style of the Pink Panther's Inspector Clouseau.
Browse dictionary entries near sleuth
- Slesvig
- slept
- slenderize
- slender
- sleight of hand
- sleight
- sleigh bells
- sleigh
- sleevelet
- sleeveless
- slew
- SLGS
- slice
- slice of life
- slick
- slickenside
- slicker
- slidden
- slide
- slide fastener
