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police work vs detecting

detecting vs police work

police work and detecting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
police work Yes No No No
detecting Yes No No No
As nouns, detecting is a hyponym of police work; that is, detecting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than police work:
  • police work: the investigation of criminal activities
  • detecting: a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
Other hyponyms of police work include detection, detective work, sleuthing, forensics, roundup, surveillance.
police work (noun) detecting (noun)
the investigation of criminal activities a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
Difference between police work and detecting

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