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# sherlock

«sherlock» in Mova's school dictionary: **a famous fictional detective in stories by Arthur Conan…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

proper noun (Sherlock — a name); noun (a Sherlock, Sherlocks — informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, who solves crimes by careful noticing and logical thinking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/#m1)

2) (informal) A person who is good at finding things out: "Well done, Sherlock!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/#m2)

3) (informal, sarcastic) Said to someone who has just stated something obvious: "No kidding, Sherlock!" (a ruder version uses a swear word). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons, Sherlock Holmes stories are classic mysteries; he lives at 221B Baker Street in London with his friend Dr Watson. In everyday life, "Sherlock" is a jokey name for anyone acting like a detective, often sarcastically. In logic puzzles, thinking "like Sherlock" means using clues step by step. Phrases: Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock and Watson, no kidding Sherlock.

### examples

- Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/#x1)
- "It's raining." "Well spotted, Sherlock!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/#x2)
- My sister played Sherlock and found my hidden chocolate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/#x3)
- Sherlock solves crimes by noticing small clues. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/#x4)
- Dr Watson helps Sherlock on his cases. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/#x5)
- Let's be Sherlocks and work out who took the cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/#x6)

### note

A name, so capital S. Holmes's famous line "Elementary, my dear Watson" does not actually appear in the original books. The sarcastic "Sherlock" can sound rude.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sherlock» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sherlock/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.