dicknoun [ C ]
usuk/dɪk/dick noun [ C ] (PENIS)
offensive a penis
dick noun [ C ] (PERSON)
offensive a stupid man:
That guy is such a dick.
US old-fashioned informal a detective (= someone whose job is to discover facts about a crime):
a private dick
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Detection & solving crimes
- all-points bulletin
- APB
- breath test
- breathalyse
- Breathalyser
- fingerprint
- frisk
- genetic fingerprinting
- informant
- lie detector
- manhunt
- mugshot
- neighbourhood watch
- offender profile
- RBT
- reconstruction
- reward
- rogues' gallery
- sleuth
- videofit
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