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Holmes
[ hohmz, hohlmz ]
noun
- John Haynes [heynz], 1879–1964, U.S. clergyman.
- Oliver Wen·dell [wen, -dl], 1809–94, U.S. poet, novelist, essayist, and physician.
- his son Oliver Wendell, 1841–1935, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1902–32.
- Sherlock, a detective in many mystery stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Holmes
/ əʊ /
noun
- HolmesOliver Wendell18091894MUSWRITING: writerWRITING: essayist Oliver Wendell. 1809–94, US author, esp of humorous essays, such as The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858) and its sequels
- HolmesOliver Wendell18411935MUSLAW: jurist his son, Oliver Wendell. 1841–1935, US jurist, noted for his liberal judgments
- HolmesPaul19502012MNew ZealandFILMS & TV: presenter Sir Paul .1950–2013, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster; presenter of The Paul Holmes Breakfast , (1987–2008)
Holmes
/ ō,ō /
- British geologist who pioneered a method of determining the age of rocks by measuring their radioactive components. He was also an early supporter of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift.
Example Sentences
But she held her nerve following a mid-race shove from Holmes before measuring her final effort to perfection to claim her first international title in Nanjing, China.
While Holmes Chapel only has a population of about 6,200, an estimated 10,000 Styles fans – known as Harries – have visited the mid-Cheshire parish in the past two years.
Theranos founder and former chief executive Elizabeth Holmes has lost an appeal against her conviction for defrauding investors in her blood-testing company.
Miss Holmes added: "I don't receive any funding, my parents pay all the costs. My dad has to work more to fund me to go to different places, it's all self-funded."
Holmes always captions them in his warm, casual style — often posing a question: “Did you go to this high school? Do you remember this concert?”
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