| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Slang. A person whose work is investigating crimes or obtaining hidden evidence or information: detective, investigator, sleuth. Informal : eye. Slang : dick. See INVESTIGATE. | | VERB: | Slang. To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal. See MOVE.
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