Holmes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Holmes
    n 1: a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle [syn:
         {Sherlock Holmes}, {Holmes}]
    2: United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions
       (1841-1935) [syn: {Holmes}, {Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.}]
    3: United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894) [syn:
       {Holmes}, {Oliver Wendell Holmes}]
    4: English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental
       drift (1890-1965) [syn: {Holmes}, {Arthur Holmes}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Holmes \Holmes\ n.
   Sherlock Holmes, a fictitious detective in novels by A. Conan
   Doyle.

   Syn: Sherlock Holmes.
        [WordNet 1.5]
from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Holmes, NY
  Zip code(s): 12531
Holmes, PA
  Zip code(s): 19043
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Holmes -- U.S. County in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    21609
   Housing Units (2000): 8439
   Land area (2000):     755.999831 sq. miles (1958.030490 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    8.180655 sq. miles (21.187799 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    764.180486 sq. miles (1979.218289 sq. km)
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             33.108092 N, 90.054764 W
   Headwords:
    Holmes
    Holmes, MS
    Holmes County
    Holmes County, MS
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Holmes -- U.S. County in Ohio
   Population (2000):    38943
   Housing Units (2000): 12280
   Land area (2000):     422.991850 sq. miles (1095.543815 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.027895 sq. miles (2.662237 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    424.019745 sq. miles (1098.206052 sq. km)
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             40.561178 N, 81.928992 W
   Headwords:
    Holmes
    Holmes, OH
    Holmes County
    Holmes County, OH
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Holmes -- U.S. County in Florida
   Population (2000):    18564
   Housing Units (2000): 7998
   Land area (2000):     482.448855 sq. miles (1249.536744 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    6.258624 sq. miles (16.209761 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    488.707479 sq. miles (1265.746505 sq. km)
   Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
   Location:             30.853637 N, 85.785748 W
   Headwords:
    Holmes
    Holmes, FL
    Holmes County
    Holmes County, FL
from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date
HOLMES

Sherlock, detective.  When a child he devoured
inexpensive literature and theatres.  This fired his mind to
eliminate Scotland Yard as a crime-detecting agency. Entered
the profession of a detective, but was unknown until Doctor
Watson pulled him into print.  His fortune was then made. All
the society scandals were placed in his hands, and if he only
told what he knew about society--! H. solved the most
complicated mysteries with a stroke of his hypodermic needle,
and was only baffled in locating the murderer of Cock Robin.
His name struck terror into the hearts of criminals and
competing publishers. After all the criminals in England had
been jailed or hung he was killed by an author, but the great
H. solved the mystery of the grave and came back to life in
time to see his murderer knighted.  Now at work on the
suffragette case.  Ambition:  Another Dr. Watson.  Recreation:
Fond of Doyle's works and the violin.  Address:  31 Baker
Street.  Clubs: London Prison Society.  Epitaph:  Au Revoir,
But.
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