Sherlock (plural Sherlocks)
An English surname.
A male given name from surnames, of rare usage.
(humorous) A detective (from Sherlock Holmes), especially used ironically to address somebody who has stated the obvious.
Sherlock (third-person singular simple present Sherlocks, present participle Sherlocking, simple past and past participle Sherlocked)
(informal) To deduce.
Synonyms: figure out, solve
(informal) To search.
Synonyms: hunt, seek
(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.
sherlock (third-person singular simple present sherlocks, present participle sherlocking, simple past and past participle sherlocked)
Alternative letter-case form of Sherlock
Source: Wiktionary
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
