SHERLOCK

Meaning of SHERLOCK in English

Pronunciation: ' sh ə r- ˌ läk, -l ə k

Function: noun

Usage: often cap

Etymology: Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Date: 1903

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SHERLOCK — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Date: 1903 detective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHERLOCK — I. ˈshərˌläk, ˈshə̄ˌl-, ˈshəiˌl- sometimes ˈsherˌl- or ˈsheəˌl- or -_lək verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: after Sherlock Holmes transitive verb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHERLOCK — /sherr"lok/ , n. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning "fair-haired."
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHERLOCK — /sherr"lok/ , n. Informal. 1. a private detective. 2. a person remarkably adept at solving mysteries, esp. by using insight …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHERLOCK — n. private investigator, detective; one who is an expert at solving mysteries (named for Sherlock Holmes, fictitious detective of Sir …
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SHERLOCK — n. Sherlock Holmes, fictitious detective from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; male first name
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SHERLOCK — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Date: 1903 : detective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHERLOCK — [sher.lock] n, often cap [Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle] (1903): detective
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SHERLOCK — Sherlock BrE AmE ˈʃɜː lɒk AmE \ ˈʃɝː lɑːk ▶ ˌ Sherlock ˈ Holmes BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHERLOCK — / ˈʃɜːlɒk; NAmE ˈʃɜːrlɑːk/ (also Sherlock Holmes / həʊmz; NAmE hoʊmz/) noun ( informal , sometimes ironic ) a person …
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SHERLOCK — Sherlock
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SHERLOCK — шерлок
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SHERLOCK — Sherlock
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SHERLOCK — Sherlock
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SHERLOCK — шерлок
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SHERLOCK HOLMES — ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈhōmz also -ōlmz noun ( plural sherlock holmeses ) Usage: usually capitalized S&H Etymology: after Sherlock Holmes, detective par excellence …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLMES, SHERLOCK — fictional character created by the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first …
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SHERLOCK HOLMES — Sherlock Holmes BrE AmE ⇨ ↑ Holmes, Sherlock
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLMESIAN — adjective Etymology: Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Date: 1929 of, characteristic of, or suggestive of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONAN DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR — born May 22, 1859, Edinburgh, Scot. died July 7, 1930, Crowborough, Sussex, Eng. Scottish writer. He became a doctor and …
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SHERLOCKIAN — (|) ̷ ̷|läkēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sherlock Holmes + English -ian : of or resembling the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLMESIAN — ˈhōmzēən also -ōlm- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sherlock Holmes, a detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHERLOCKIAN — /sherr lok"ee euhn/ , adj. 1. pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLMESIAN — ˈhōlm- adjective Etymology: Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Date: 1929 : of, characteristic of, or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLMESIAN — [Holmes.ian] adj [Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle] (1929): of, characteristic of, or suggestive of the …
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CONAN DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR — born May 22, 1859, Edinburgh, Scotland died July 7, 1930, Crowborough, Sussex, England Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, detail of a …
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