Meaning

14 senses

  1. A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.

  2. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.

    Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.

  3. By extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.

  4. (rare)A male given name transferred from the surname.

  5. A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).

  6. A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4192).

  7. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

  8. A number of places in the United States:

    An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.

  9. An unincorporated community in Wright County, Iowa.

  10. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.

  11. A township in Menominee County, Michigan.

  12. A hamlet in the town of Pawling, Dutchess County, New York.

Examples

140 sentences

  1. Holmes went out of the room without being noticed by anyone.

    ruХолмс вышел из комнаты никем не замеченный. — Gruzilkin

    deHolmes ging aus dem Zimmer, ohne dass dies jemand bemerkte. — Esperantostern

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  2. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character.

    Шерлок Холмс — вигаданий персонаж. — deniko

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  3. I would like to see Mr Holmes.

    Я хотів би побачити містера Холмса. — deniko

    ruЯ бы хотел видеть мистера Холмса. — odexed

    deIch würde gerne Herrn Holmes sehen. — Esperantostern

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  4. "I'm investigating the crimes". "Like Sherlock Holmes?" "Something like that".

    "Я розслідую злочини". "Як Шерлок Холмс?" "Щось у цьому роді". — oromashka

    ru"Я занимаюсь расследованием преступлений". — "Как Шерлок Холмс?" — "Вроде того". — nina99nv

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  5. My name is Sherlock Holmes. This is my intimate friend and associate, Dr. Watson.

    Мене звати Шерлок Холмс. Це мій близький друг та компаньйон, доктор Ватсон. — deniko

    ruМеня зовут Шерлок Холмс. Это мой близкий друг и помощник, доктор Уотсон. — marafon

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Origin

From holme, variant of holm (“islet”).

From holme, variant of holm (“islet”).

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See also

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