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Jones has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

"The historical marker commemorates Bill Haywood, but it also honors Big Bill Haywood's contemporary union organizer Jones, a key figure alongside him."

2

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)

"The young man became known as Jones after he heroically jumped onto the tracks to prevent a catastrophic collision between two trains."

3

United States golfer (1902-1971)

"The tournament was named in honor of Bobby Jones, the legendary American golfer who won more major championships than anyone else."

4

American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)

"The historical account details how Jones commanded the Ranger during his daring raids on British shipping in the early years of the war."

5

one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)

"The restoration project was led by Inigo Jones, who applied his expertise as an architect to redesign the stage at Blackfriars Theatre."

6

English phonetician (1881-1967)

"The linguistics professor quoted Jones's research on the history of English pronunciation in her lecture."

7

Heroin.

"The police raided the house looking for any evidence that he was using jones to cope with his pain."

Verb
1

Have an intense craving.

"After skipping lunch, I began to jones for a big slice of pizza."

Proper Noun
1

An English and Welsh patronymic surname, from given names derived from the given name John.

"Many families in Wales trace their lineage back to a common ancestor whose descendants adopted the surname Jones."

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Origin

The word jones originated as a genitive form derived from the name John. It entered English usage specifically to denote possession or association with that individual's identity.

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