English word senses marked with topical category "Sherlock Holmes"
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Subcategories: Sherlock (TV series)
Total 48 word senses
- Adlock (Proper name) The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler from the television series Sherlock.
- Baker Street (Proper name) A street in the City of Westminster, London; the fictional home of Sherlock Holmes was at number 221B.
- Baskervillean (Adjective) Characteristic of a fearsome, diabolical dog.
- Conan Doylean (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of British writer and physician Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), who created the character Sherlock Holmes.
- Conan Doylish (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of British writer and physician Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), who created the character Sherlock Holmes.
- Doylist (Adjective) From a real-world perspective; of or relating to an explanation outside the text; external to the narrative.
- Doylist (Noun) An enthusiast of the works of Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Dr. Watsonish (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Fawnlock (Noun) A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction and fanart portraying Sherlock Holmes as an anthropomorphic deer-like creature.
- Femlock (Proper name) A female version of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, especially from the television series Sherlock.
- Holmes (Proper name) Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
- Holmesian (Noun) A fan of the character Sherlock Holmes; one who studies or enjoys the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Holmesiana (Noun) Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Holmesish (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Holmesy (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Johnlock (Proper name) The ship of characters John Watson and Sherlock Holmes from the television series Sherlock.
- Johnlocker (Noun) A shipper of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson from the television series Sherlock.
- Mystrade (Proper name) The ship of characters Mycroft Holmes and Greg Lestrade from the television series Sherlock.
- Potterlock (Proper name) A genre of crossover fanworks blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Harry Potter series and the television show Sherlock.
- Sheriarty (Proper name) The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty from the television series Sherlock.
- Sherlock (Proper name) A detective (from Sherlock Holmes), especially used sarcastically to address somebody who has stated the obvious.
- Sherlock Holmes (Proper name) Any person who has or is considered to have great powers of observation and deduction.
- Sherlock Holmesiana (Noun) Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherlock Holmesish (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherlock Holmesque (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherlock Holmesy (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherlocked (Adjective) Addicted to the television series Sherlock.
- Sherlockian (Adjective) Of or pertaining to Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings.
- Sherlockian (Noun) A Sherlock Holmes scholar or fan; one who studies and/or appreciates the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Sherlockiana (Noun) Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherlockish (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherlocky (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherlolly (Proper name) The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Molly Hooper from the television series Sherlock.
- Superwholock (Proper name) An amalgamate fandom of the television series Supernatural, Doctor Who, and Sherlock, often characterized by crossover fanworks with characters and plot elements from all three.
- TJLC (Noun) The Johnlock Conspiracy; a theory prevalent in Sherlock fandom before series four, which interpreted the show as having a strong queer subtext, and held that the showrunners intended an eventual romance between Sherlock and John.
- TJLCer (Noun) A proponent of The Johnlock Conspiracy (TJLC).
- Tunalock (Noun) A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction and fanart portraying Sherlock Holmes as a tuna or tuna-headed reverse mermaid.
- Watson (Proper name) A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- Watson (Proper name) A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Desha County, Arkansas.
- Watson (Proper name) A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- Watson (Proper name) A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
- Watson (Proper name) A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
- Watsonian (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Watsonish (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of the character Dr. Watson from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Wholock (Proper name) A genre of chiefly fan-created crossover fiction blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Sherlock Holmes stories (typically the BBC series Sherlock) and the television series Doctor Who.
- no shit, Sherlock (Interjection) A riposte to someone who has just said something obvious.
- parentlock (Noun) A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction in which Sherlock and John raise a child or children together.
- purple shirt of sex (Proper name) A tailored royal-purple dress shirt worn by Sherlock Holmes (portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch) on the television series Sherlock.
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