detective's
Belonging to gumshoe
Detective's is the possessive form of detective, indicating something belongs to or is associated with a detective.
It typically modifies nouns: a detective's badge, a detective's hunch, a detective's caseload.
The form also appears in titles and genre labels: a detective's memoir, the detective's dilemma.
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- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- trench coatBelted, double-breasted raincoat
- fedoraSoft creased felt hat
gun · holster · handcuffs · flashlight · camera · wiretap · disguise · binoculars
Hints toward answers
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- caseContainer or instance
- leadsGoes in front
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
witness · interrogation · stakeout · surveillance · alibi · motive · deduction · breakthrough
Innate behavioral tendency
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- observanceKeeping of customs
cunning · tenacity · discretion · patience · reputation · experience · intellect · suspicion
Professional work location
- deskFurniture for writing
- corkboardPorous panel for posting
- case filesOrganized investigation documents
- filing cabinetFurniture for organized papers
photographs · notes · maps · pinboard · telephone · typewriter · whiskey · ashtray
magnifying glass
Handheld lens for enlargement
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- trench coatBelted, double-breasted raincoat
fedora · gun · holster · handcuffs · flashlight · camera · wiretap · disguise · binoculars · kit
clues
Hints toward answers
suspects · witness · interrogation · stakeout · surveillance · alibi · motive · deduction · breakthrough · hunch
instinct
Innate behavioral tendency
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
observance · cunning · tenacity · discretion · patience · reputation · experience · intellect · suspicion · doggedness
office
Professional work location
- deskFurniture for writing
- corkboardPorous panel for posting
- case filesOrganized investigation documents
filing cabinet · photographs · notes · maps · pinboard · telephone · typewriter · whiskey · ashtray · blinds
detective'scriminal's
Of a lawbreaker
suspect's · perpetrator's · thief's · murderer's · offender's
detective'slawyer's
Of legal counsel
judge's · prosecutor's · witness's · juror's
- private detectiveLicensed investigator for hire
- detective workSystematic inquiry into mysteries
- detective storyNarrative featuring investigation
- detective novelFiction solving a crime
- detective storiesCrime-solving fiction genre
- police detectiveOfficer investigating criminal cases