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sleuths

/sluːθs/

sleuths is the plural of sleuth.

sleuths is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sleuth.

Meaning of sleuth

Noun (1)

sleuth (plural sleuths)

  1. A detective.
    • Do ye want me to become a sleuth, or engage detectives to track the objects of your erroneous philanthropy?1908, Edith Van Dyne (Frank L. Baum), Aunt Jane’s Nieces at Millville
  2. (archaic) A sleuthhound; a bloodhound.
  3. (obsolete) An animal’s trail or track.

Noun (2)

sleuth (plural sleuths)

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Slowness; laziness, sloth.
  2. (collective, rare) A group of bears.
    • As quietly as if I were practicing to join a sleuth of bears, I crept out the door and went on home, eventually winding up in the garage…1961, Noel Perrin, A Passport Secretly Green, page 89
    Synonyms:
    sloth

See all 6 meanings of sleuth

Questions about sleuths

What is sleuths the plural of?
Sleuths is the plural of sleuth.
How do you pronounce sleuths?
Sleuths is pronounced /sluːθs/.

Words near sleuths in the dictionary

  1. sleuthhounds
  2. sleuthiness
  3. sleuthing
  4. sleuthings
  5. sleuthlike
  6. sleuths
  7. sleuthwork
  8. sleuthy
  9. sleveen
  10. sleveens
  11. Slevin

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