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detective work

detective work

The act of investigating something. It can be applied to both serious and trivial situations. Nice detective work—I had a feeling Caitlin broke the vase, and now I know for sure. I'm doing my own detective work now, going through security footage to try to see who stole the car.
See also: work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sieghild-German
Isoldai-ZOL-də (English), i-SOL-də (English)Arthurian Romance
Denzelden-ZELEnglish (Modern)
Livia (2)LIV-ee-əEnglish
Moishe-Yiddish
GeneviÈVezhe-nə-VYEV, zhawn-VYEVFrench
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