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sleuthwork

sleuthwork noun: detective work.

Noun

sleuthwork (uncountable)

  1. detective work

Origin of sleuthwork

From sleuth + work.

Questions about sleuthwork

What does sleuthwork mean?
Sleuthwork means detective work.
What part of speech is sleuthwork?
Sleuthwork is a noun.

Words near sleuthwork in the dictionary

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

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