Associations to the word «Jones»

Wiktionary

JONES, proper noun. An English and Welsh patronymic surname​ derived from the given name John.
JONES, noun. (US) (slang) (now rare) Heroin.
JONES, noun. (US) (slang) An addiction or intense craving.
JONES, verb. (US) (slang) Have an intense craving.

Dictionary definition

JONES, noun. United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930).
JONES, noun. United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900).
JONES, noun. United States golfer (1902-1971).
JONES, noun. American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792).
JONES, noun. One of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652).
JONES, noun. English phonetician (1881-1967).

Wise words

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