- sher|lock
- sher|lock «SHUR lok», noun.Informal. a private detective.╂[< Sherlock Holmes]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Sher|lock|i|an — «shur LOK ee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with Sherlock Holmes; Holmesian. –n. an admirer of Sherlock Holmes … Useful english dictionary
Sher|lock Holmes — «SHUR lok HOHMZ», a fictional English detective with remarkable powers of observation and reasoning, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 1930) in 1887 … Useful english dictionary
sher — feld·sher; hech·sher; sher·a·ton; sher·bet; sher·i·dan·ite; sher·iff; sher·iff·al·ty; sher·iff·cy; sher·iff·dom; sher·lock·ian; sher·ra; sher·ra·moor; sher·ried; sher·ris; sher·ry; sher·ry·val·lies; sher·wa·ni; sher·got·tite; ko·sher; sher·lock;… … English syllables
lock — bal·lock; ber·lock; bol·lock; bul·lock·ite; bul·lock; char·lock; en·lock; gab·lock; hal·lock; have·lock; hem·lock; hil·lock; hoo·lock; hu·lock; in·ter·lock·er; ked·lock; ker·lock; lay·lock; lock; lock·able; lock·age; lock·e·an; lock·e·an·ism;… … English syllables
sherlock — sher·lock … English syllables
sherlock — sher•lock [[t]ˈʃɜr lɒk[/t]] n. (often cap.) 1) inf a detective 2) inf a person adept at solving mysteries, esp. by using insight and logical deduction • Etymology: 1900–05; after Sherlock Holmes, fictitious detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle … From formal English to slang
sherlockian — sher·lock·ian … English syllables
Sherlock Holmes — Sher|lock Holmes [ ʃø:ɐ̯... ho:ms , auch ʃɛr... hɔlms] (englische Romanfigur [Detektiv]) … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
Holmes — Holmes, Mycroft the elder brother of Sherlock Holmes, who appears in some of the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Mycroft, who is older than Sherlock, is cleverer than his younger brother but too lazy to be a detective. Holmes 2 Holmes … Dictionary of contemporary English
Holmes, Sherlock — Holmes, Sher|lock [ houmz, ʃɜr,lak ] a very clever DETECTIVE in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He wears a special hat called a deerstalker … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English