Jones
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jones in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Jones in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
- 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)
- United States golfer (1902-1971)
- American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
- one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
- English phonetician (1881-1967)
Word Origin
- Jones
- surname, literally "John's (child);" see John. Phrase keep up with the Joneses (1913, American English) is from the title of a comic strip by Arthur R. Momand. The slang sense "intense desire, addiction" (1968) probably arose from earlier use of Jones as a synonym for "heroin," presumably from the proper name, but the connection, if any, is obscure. Related: Jonesing.
Example
- 1. Jones does write entertainingly about his own social media gaffes .
- 2. The middle section of the book features eight color photographs of jones with famous politicians and executives .
- 3. Chris jones , corporate vp , windows live
- 4. They own more than twice as many self-storage facilities as their nearest competitor , " jones says .
- 5. Hopes for jones soda were actually pretty glum between 2007 and 2010 , with revenue stagnating .