Noun holmes has 4 senses
  1. Sherlock Holmes, Holmes - a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
    --1 is a kind of fictional character, fictitious character, character
  2. Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. - United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)
    --2 is a kind of jurist, legal expert
  3. Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes - United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)
    --3 is a kind of writer, author
  4. Holmes, Arthur Holmes - English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
    --4 is a kind of geologist
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