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Holmes vs Holes - What's the difference?

holmes | holes |

As nouns the difference between holmes and holes

is that holmes is (slang) an informal address, like man or dude or holmes can be while holes is .

As a verb holes is

(hole).

holmes

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , variant of Holme.
  • a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
  • Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
  • by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.

    • Derived terms

    * Holmesian * Holmesish

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    holes

    English

    Noun

    (head) (p)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (hole)

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