sherlock

IPA: ʃˈɝɫɑk

Root Word: Sherlock

noun

  • An English surname transferred from the nickname.
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
  • (humorous) A detective (from Sherlock Holmes), especially used sarcastically to address somebody who has stated the obvious.

verb

  • (informal) To deduce.
  • (informal) To search.
  • (computing slang) To obsolete a unique feature in third-party software by introducing a similar or identical feature to the OS or a first-party program/app.
  • Alternative letter-case form of Sherlock [(informal) To deduce.]
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Examples of "sherlock" in Sentences

  • Sherlock Holmes had a deerstalker cap.
  • But I see many still with Sherlock format.
  • Sherlock is good at rationcinating the case.
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking.
  • You get the Sherlock Merodach award for sleuthing.
  • Sherlock was let go by the station in the Fall of 2007.
  • Maybe it would be better in the Sherlock Holmes article.
  • It appears the author is playing an amateur detective or a Sherlock Holmes.
  • The uproar created can be compared to that of the death of Sherlock Holmes.
  • The stories are pastiches of the Sherlock Holmes tales of Arthur Conan Doyle.

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