Source : WordNet®

Holmes
     n 1: a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle [syn: {Sherlock
          Holmes}]
     2: United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions
        (1841-1935) [syn: {Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.}]
     3: United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894) [syn: {Oliver
        Wendell Holmes}]
     4: English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental
        drift (1890-1965) [syn: {Arthur Holmes}]