howcatchem
English
noun
Definitions
- A mystery novel or drama which begins by showing or describing the commission of the crime, generally revealing the perpetrator's identity to the audience, then shows or describes how the detective proves the perpetrator's guilt.
Etymology
Compound from English how + English catch + English 'em.
Origin
English
'em
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- 'em English
- anyhow English
- becatch English
- bycatch English
- catch English
- catch-all English
- catch-rope English
- catchability English
- catchable English
- catchball English
- catchcry English
- catchdrain English
- catchee English
- catcher English
- catchest English
- catcheth English
- catchfly English
- catchlight English
- catchline English
- catchmark English
- catchment English
- catchpenny English
- catchphrase English
- catchpit English
- catchstitch English
- catcht English
- catchwater English
- catchweed English
- catchword English
- catchwork English
- catchy English
- elsehow English
- everyhow English
- flycatch English
- forhow English
- how English
- how've English
- how-to English
- howbeit English
- however English
- howness English
- howso English
- howsoever English
- miscatch English
- nohow English
- outcatch English
- overcatch English
- recatch English
- uncatch English
- catch French
- cachar Spanish, Castilian
- cacchen Middle English
- hem Middle English
- how Middle English
- kisim Tok Pisin
- 'em
- how
- howso
- catch
- nohow
- catchy
- how've
- anyhow
- catcht
- how-to
- forhow
- catcher
- catchee
- uncatch
- howness
- bycatch
- elsehow
- however
- becatch
- recatch
- howbeit
- catchcry
- catchfly
- everyhow
- catchest
- catchpit
- miscatch
- outcatch
- flycatch
- catcheth
- catchment
- catchline
- howsoever
- catchword
- overcatch
- catch-all
- catchmark
- catchweed
- catchable
- catchball
- catchwork
- catchlight
- catchdrain
- catchpenny
- catchwater
- catch-rope
- catchstitch
- catchphrase
- catchability