HOLMES

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• HOLMES (noun)
  The noun HOLMES has 4 senses:

1. a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

2. United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)

3. United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)

4. English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)

  Familiarity information: HOLMES used as a noun is uncommon.

• HOLMES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Holmes; Sherlock Holmes

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Holmes; Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Instance hypernyms:

jurist; legal expert (a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Holmes; Oliver Wendell Holmes

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 4

Meaning:

English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Arthur Holmes; Holmes

Instance hypernyms:

geologist (a specialist in geology)

 Context examples 

Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Holmes was cold and stern and silent.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I only wished to ask a question,” said Holmes, with his finger and thumb in his waistcoat pocket.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Pray take a seat,” said Holmes.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It would not require a Sherlock Holmes to deduce that you have been cooking over a camp-fire, to say nothing of trying out seal-blubber.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“One for you, Watson,” said Holmes, when I pointed it out.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was a perfect reproduction of Holmes.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I have had a most singular and unpleasant experience, Mr. Holmes,” said he.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I think that I had better go, Holmes.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Holmes whistled, and we both followed along after it.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)