NOUN | person | Jones, Mother Jones, Mary Harris Jones | United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930) |
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person | Jones, Casey Jones, John Luther Jones | United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train | |
person | Jones, Bobby Jones, Robert Tyre Jones | United States golfer (1902-1971) | |
person | Jones, John Paul Jones | American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792) | |
person | Jones, Inigo Jones | one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652) | |
person | Jones, Daniel Jones | English phonetician (1881-1967) |
Sounds | jhow'nz | |
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Rhymes | bones ... crossbones: 3 rhymes with ownz... |
Meaning | United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930). | |
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Synonyms | Mother Jones, Mary Harris Jones | |
Instance of | labor leader | A leader of a labor movement |
Spanish | Jones, Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones | |
Catalan | Jones, Mary Harris Jones, Mary Harris, Mother Jones |
Meaning | 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). | |
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Synonyms | Casey Jones, John Luther Jones | |
Instance of | engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driver | The operator of a railway locomotive |
Spanish | Casey Jones | |
Catalan | Casey Jones |
Meaning | United States golfer (1902-1971). | |
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Synonyms | Bobby Jones, Robert Tyre Jones | |
Instance of | golfer, golf player, linksman | someone who plays the game / game of golf |
Spanish | Bobby Jones, Jones, Robert Tyre Jones | |
Catalan | Bobby Jones |
Meaning | American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792). | |
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Synonym | John Paul Jones | |
Instance of | naval commander | naval officer in command of a fleet of warships |
Spanish | John Paul Jones | |
Catalan | John Paul Jones |
Meaning | One of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652). | |
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Synonym | Inigo Jones | |
Instance of | architect, designer | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) |
Spanish | Inigo Jones | |
Catalan | Inigo Jones |
Meaning | English phonetician (1881-1967). | |
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Synonym | Daniel Jones | |
Instance of | phonetician | A specialist in phonetics |
Spanish | Daniel Jones | |
Catalan | Daniel Jones |
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