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— English words —

• holmes n. (Slang) An informal term of address, like man or dude.
• holmes n. Plural of holme.
• Holmes prop.n. A northern English surname from Middle English, variant of Holme.
• Holmes prop.n. A Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
• Holmes prop.n. Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
• Holmes prop.n. By extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.
• Holmes prop.n. (Rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
• Holmes prop.n. A hamlet in Tarleton parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4319).
• Holmes prop.n. A suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4193).
• Holmes prop.n. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
• Holmes prop.n. A number of places in the United States…

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Danish
  • holmes n. Indefinite genitive plural of holm.
• Swedish
  • holmes n. Indefinite genitive singular of holme.

— English word, defined in French —

• Holmes n.fam. Nom de famille.

— In German —

• Holmes V. Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Holm.

— In French —

• Holmes n.fam. Nom de famille d’origine anglaise.
• Holmès n.fam. Nom de famille.

68 English words from 13 English definitions

ability acting address A␣number␣of Australia By␣extension Darwin detective district dude England English extension fictional from genitive given given␣name grid habitational hamlet holm holme Holmes Indefinite informal Lancashire like male man Middle Middle␣English name near northern Northern␣Territory number parish place places plural Rare ref Rotherham Scottish Sherlock Sherlock␣Holmes showing singular Slang someone South South␣Yorkshire States suburb surname Tarleton term term␣of␣address Territory the transferred United United␣States variant West West␣Lancashire Yorkshire

4 English words from 4 foreign definitions

des Holm Nom Singular

1 foreign word from 13 English definitions

Dundonald

7 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

anglaise d’origine famille Genitiv Nom␣de␣famille origine Substantivs

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Holmesian Holmesish Holmesians Holmes␣Chapel Holmes␣County Holmes-Adie␣syndrome

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Sherlock␣Holmesy Sherlock␣Holmesish

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Mytholmes Wolstenholmes Sherlock␣Holmes

11 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

HoL hol- holm Holm holme Holme mes MEs MES mes- olm

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

EML Loh LOH sem Sem SEM

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

mohels

17 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Ashmole Ekholms Elohism helomas holesom Holmers Hommels mesohyl methols Moehles Mohlers Moholes moleish phloems phlœms sea␣holm Shloime

32 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

emosh helms Helms helos Hoels holes Holes holme Holme holms Homel homes Homes hosel Lohse melos Melos moels mohel Mohel Mohls moles Moles Mosel Moshe olehs Olesh Sheol shmoe shole s-hole Solem

9 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Helmes Hilmes holies Holles Holmer holmos Holtes Hommes Hulmes

7 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

holes Holes holme Holme holms homes Homes

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

Holmers

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