jones

¹ American  

[johnz] / dʒoʊnz /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. heroin.

2. an addiction, especially to heroin.

3. an intense desire; craving.

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verb (used without object)

1. to have an intense desire for a drug, as during withdrawal (sometimes followed by for orout );

   I’ve been clean and sober for a week, but I’m still jonesing for a fix.

2. to have a craving for something or someone (sometimes followed by for orout ): Fans of the series were jonesing to get the sequel.

   I'm jonesing out on a toasted onion bagel.

   Fans of the series were jonesing to get the sequel.

Jones ² American  

[johnz] / dʒoʊnz /

noun

1. Anson 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.

2. Casey John Luther Jones, 1864–1900, U.S. locomotive engineer: folk hero of ballads, stories, and plays.

3. Chuck Charles Martin Jones, 1912–2002, U.S. film animator.

4. Daniel, 1881–1967, English phonetician.

5. Ernest, 1879–1958, Welsh psychoanalyst.

6. (Everett) LeRoi original name of Imamu Amiri Baraka.

7. Henry Arthur, 1851–1929, English dramatist.

8. Howard Mumford 1892–1980, U.S. educator and critic.

9. Inigo 1573–1652, English architect.

10. John Luther Casey, 1864–1900, legendary U.S. locomotive engineer, raised in Cayce, Ky.

11. John Paul John Paul, 1747–92, American naval commander in the Revolutionary War, born in Scotland.

12. John Winston 1791–1848, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1843–45.

13. Mary Harris Mother Jones, 1830–1930, U.S. labor leader, born in Ireland.

14. Quincy (Delight) Q, born 1933, U.S. jazz musician, film composer and producer.

15. Robert Edmond, 1887–1954, U.S. set designer.

16. Robert Tyre Bobby, 1902–71, U.S. golfer.

17. Rufus Matthew, 1863–1948, U.S. Quaker, teacher, author, and humanitarian.

18. Sir William, 1746–94, English jurist, linguist, and Sanskrit scholar.

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Jones British  

/ dʒəʊnz /

noun

1. Daniel. 1881–1967, British phonetician

2. Daniel. 1912–93, Welsh composer. He wrote nine symphonies and much chamber music

3. David. 1895–1974, British artist and writer: his literary works, which combine poetry and prose, include In Parenthesis (1937), an account of World War I, and The Anathemata (1952)

4. Digby ( Marritt ). Baron. born 1956, British businessman and politician; director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (2000–06); Minister of State for Trade and Investment (2007–08)

5. Inigo (ˈɪnɪɡəʊ). 1573–1652, English architect and theatrical designer, who introduced Palladianism to England. His buildings include the Banqueting Hall of Whitehall. He also designed the settings for court masques, being the first to use the proscenium arch and movable scenery in England

6. John Paul, original name John Paul. 1747–92, US naval commander, born in Scotland: noted for his part in the War of American Independence

7. ( Everett ) Le Roi (ˈliːrɔɪ), Muslim name Imanu Amìri Baraka . born 1934, US Black poet, dramatist, and political figure

8. Quincy. born 1933, US composer, arranger, conductor, record producer, and trumpeter, noted esp for his film scores and his collaborations in the recording studio with Michael Jackson

9. Robert Tyre, known as Bobby Jones. 1902–71, US golfer: won a unique 'grand slam' in 1930 of US Open, US Amateur, British Open, and British Amateur championships

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Jones Idioms  

1. see Davy Jones's locker; keep up (with the Joneses).

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Etymology

Origin of jones

1965–70; origin uncertain; perhaps from the family name Jones ( def. ), or from “keeping up with the Joneses ( def. ), ” or from Great Jones Alley in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, frequented by drug addicts

Example Sentences

Dominic Chopping is a senior reporter for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires in Stockholm, where he manages Nordic and Baltic real-time news, covering companies, economies, forex, macroeconomics and general news in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal

He joined Dow Jones in 1999 after starting his career in the industry as a U.K. data editor at Financial Times Information.

From The Wall Street Journal

That Randy Newman anthem blares at the end of “Volcano” after Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche successfully divert a lava flow into the Pacific Ocean and the newly formed Mt.

From Los Angeles Times

Ahead of those, U.S. stock futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.1% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.1%, while Nasdaq futures gained 0.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fery joins Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley in the men's main singles draw, while Emma Raducanu, Francesca Jones, Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter are in the women's.

From BBC

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