sleuth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slooth]
- /sluθ/
- /sluːθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slooth]
- /sluθ/

Definitions of sleuth word

noun sleuth a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus. 1
noun sleuth a bloodhound, a dog used for tracking. 1
noun sleuth detective 1
countable noun sleuth A sleuth is a detective. 0
verb sleuth to track or follow 0
noun sleuth a dog, as a bloodhound, that can follow a trail by scent 0

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Origin of sleuth

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; short for sleuthhound

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Parts of speech for Sleuth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sleuth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sleuth

noun sleuth

assessor — An assessor is a person who is employed to calculate the value of something, or the amount of money that should be paid, for example in tax.
beagle — A beagle is a short-haired black and brown dog with long ears and short legs. It is kept as a pet or sometimes used for hunting.
bloodhound — A bloodhound is a large dog with a very good sense of smell. Bloodhounds are often used to find people or other animals by following their scent.
checker — Checkers is a game for two people, played with 24 round pieces on a board.
checkers — a game for two players using a checkerboard and 12 checkers each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces

verb sleuth

catch sight of — to make out by means of the eyes; discern; see
fish out — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
look for — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
eyeball — Look or stare at closely.

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