Dick
someone who is a detective
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,265 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,489 times across 173,499 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- someone who is a detective also: gumshoe, hawkshaw
- obscene terms for penis also: cock, prick, shaft, pecker, tool, putz
Dick in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Chirrupy even when crosses rubbed me, Bridegroom Dick lieutenants dubbed me.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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Old Sam sat down growling, and Ginger Dick turned to Bill agin.
Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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Let any match between Dick and Milly go forward clean and not dirty.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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To Dirty Dick the boy was the son of a man who could write a cheque for a million.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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He never fancied being cheek by jowl with Tom, Dick and Harry; and that is just what the smash is to-night.
Tracy Park: A Novel · Mary Jane Holmes · Chapter 1