sher|lock

sher|lock
sher|lock «SHUR lok», noun.
Informal. a private detective.
[< Sherlock Holmes]

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  • 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

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  • 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

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