Holmes

Definitions

1. A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.
2. An informal term of address, like man or dude.
   no-plural, slang
3. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
4. Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
5. by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.
6. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   rare
7. A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).
8. A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4192).
9. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
10. A number of places in the United States:
11. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
12. An unincorporated community in Wright County, Iowa.
13. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
14. A township in Menominee County, Michigan.
15. A hamlet in the town of Pawling, Dutchess County, New York.
16. A township in Crawford County, Ohio.
17. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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Examples

“Last⟳ year, a US appeals court upheld the convictions of Holmes and Theranos President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. It also upheld the $452 million in restitution that Holmes and Balwani were ordered to pay⟳ to victims.”

“Hey, holmes! What's up?”

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