We found 13 dictionaries that define the word detective work:

General (10 matching dictionaries)

1. detective work: Collins English Dictionary
2. detective work: Vocabulary.com
3. detective work: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
4. detective work: Wiktionary
5. detective work: Dictionary.com
6. detective work: Rhymezone
7. detective work: FreeDictionary.org
8. detective work: Mnemonic Dictionary
9. detective work: TheFreeDictionary.com
10. detective work: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

11. detective work: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

12. Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

13. detective work: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See detective_works as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (detective work) ▸ noun:  (idiomatic) investigative research Similar: detection, detecting, sleuthing, police investigation, sleuthwork, research, tracing, investigative journalism, spywork, field work, more... Opposite: criminal activity, lawbreaking, delinquency, wrongdoing, offense ▸ Words similar to detective work ▸ Usage examples for detective work ▸ Idioms related to detective work ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near detective work ▸ Rhymes of detective work ▸ Invented words related to detective work