Detect :: Detect (v. t.) To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account..
Detect :: Detect (v. t.) To inform against; to accuse.
Detection :: Detection (n.) The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot..
Detective :: Detective (a.) Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer..
Detective :: Detective (n.) One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy.
Detector :: Detector (n.) One who, or that which, detects; a detecter..
Detent :: Detent (n.) That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking..
Detention :: Detention (n.) The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
Detention :: Detention (n.) The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.