All 8 Uses of
capital
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data.†
Chpt 1
- , while he has £220 standing to his credit in the Capital and Counties Bank.†
Chpt 6
- In a fit of anger, however, caused by some robberies which had been perpetrated in the house, he beat his native butler to death and narrowly escaped a capital sentence.†
Chpt 8
- Capital!†
Chpt 9 *
- Naturally, it was to my interest to buy their land before they discovered its true value, but unfortunately I had no capital by which I could do this.†
Chpt 9
- Capital! capital!†
Chpt 12
- Capital! capital!†
Chpt 12
- By eleven o'clock the next day we were well upon our way to the old English capital.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Capital has many other senses including an uppercase letter (such as B in contrast to b); and anything that is more important than other similar things -- especially a city from which a nation is governed. Capital is often confused with capitol which is the building (or buildings) from which a nation is governed. See a comprehensive dictionary for other senses of capital.