HyperDic: whodunit

English > 1 sense of the word *whodunit*:
NOUN	communication	whodunit, mystery, mystery story	a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

whodunit > pronunciation
Sounds	hhuwdah'niht
Rhymes	acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht...

English > *whodunit*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie.
Synonyms	mystery, mystery story
Narrower	detective story	A narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution
Narrower	murder mystery	A narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered
Broader	story	A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
Spanish	historia de misterio, thriller, whodunit
Catalan	història de misteri, thriller