Definitions for Jones
dʒoʊnz; ˈɪn ɪˌgoʊjones

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jones, Mother Jones, Mary Harris Jonesnoun

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

2. Jones, Casey Jones, John Luther Jonesnoun

   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)

3. Jones, Bobby Jones, Robert Tyre Jonesnoun

   United States golfer (1902-1971)

4. Jones, John Paul Jonesnoun

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

5. Jones, Inigo Jonesnoun

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

6. Jones, Daniel Jonesnoun

   English phonetician (1881-1967)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jonesnoun

   derived from the given name John.

2. jonesnoun

   Heroin.

3. jonesnoun

   An addiction or intense craving.

   I've got a basketball jones!

4. jonesverb

   Have an intense craving.

   I'm jonesing for some basketball.

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1. jones

   "Jones" typically refers to a common surname of English or Welsh origin. It is derived from the given name "John" and means "John's son." However, in some contexts, it can also be used as a slang term indicating a strong desire, craving, or addiction. The particular meaning would depend on the context in which it is being used.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jonesnoun

   A craving for something. It is said to come from Jones Alley in Manhattan where junkies used to live. E.g.: "Baseball Jones": needing baseball, "love Jones": a dire craving for someone, "Jonesing for some MJ": wanting some marijuana. I got a love Jones for your body and skin tone" -- Method Man & Mary J. Blige (You're all I need).

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1. jones

   Song lyrics by jones -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by jones on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. JONES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jones is ranked #5 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jones surname appeared 1,425,470 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 483 would have the surname Jones.
   
   55.1% or 786,717 total occurrences were White.
   38.4% or 548,521 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 37,205 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.2% or 32,643 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1% or 14,255 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 6,272 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Architect
   • Engineer
   • Golfer
   • Labor Leader
   • Naval Commander
   • Phonetician

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Jones' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2174

How to pronounce Jones?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Jones in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jones in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jones in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Jones in a Sentence

1. Mark Burns:

   Bob Jones is (part) of the old establishment, that’s the crowd it draws.

2. Kate Jones:

   People say, I want to come to the Maldives for 10 days and will do two posts on Instagram to like 2000 followers, it’s people with 600 Facebook friends saying, ‘Hi, I’m an influencer, I want to stay in your hotel for seven days.' Jones said she receives often very vague requests, and usually at least six each day. These people are expecting five to seven nights on average, all inclusive. Maldives is not a cheap destination. SILVER AIRWAYS PASSENGERS CATCH COUPLE HAVING SEX IN SEATS BEHIND THEM So common are deals being sought by travel bloggers that many luxury hotels have taken to outlining their criteria online. The stunning villas of the Hurawalhi Island Resort in the Maldives are as picturesque as any other. On the resort’s website, there is a section specifically aimed at influencers. In it, resort management declares exactly what it’s looking for ... and what it’s not.

3. Attorney Clark Brewster:

   Weve been fully cooperative and transparent, and obviously Im not privy to the (Jones Day) report that was generated based on their interviews and investigation, but Im confident that President Boren was not engaging in any inappropriate conduct.

4. The White House:

   Speaker Pelosi just ripped up: One of our last surviving Tuskegee Airmen. The survival of a child born at 21 weeks. The mourning families of Rocky Jones and Kayla Mueller. A service membersreunion with his family, thats her legacy.

5. Susan King:

   We'll be forever changed here, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and our faculty are supportive of you greatly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Jones
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jones
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html