Meaning of Jones in English

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Noun
Jones
Etymology
1960s: said to come from Jones Alley, in Manhattan, associated with drug addicts
Definitions
1. United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
2. United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train
Examples
- « a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900) »
3. United States golfer (1902-1971)
4. American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
5. one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
6. English phonetician (1881-1967)

Famous quotes

« I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I was going to work on it. And then, of course, Catherine Zeta-Jones had her relationship with Michael Douglas and it suddenly didn't happen. »
Kevin Costner
« One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones. »
Nancy McKeon
« You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man's world. Fortunately he's a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he's a capable human being and has great communication skills. »
Lesley Gore
« Tommy Lee Jones is hilarious. I would say, if you look at the body of his work, the character he is most like is the one in 'The Fugitive.' That's how he talks and jokes. That is the type of energy he has. »
Will Smith
« I have never lied about my relationship with Bill Clinton. The only proven liar, at this point, and the only admitted liar, is Bill Clinton not Gennifer Flowers, not Kathleen Willey, not Paula Jones and not Monica Lewinsky, at this point. He is the only proven liar. »
Gennifer Flowers