jones
Speech parts
1. jones - Noun
2. jones - Verb
3. Jones - Proper noun
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)
American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
English phonetician (1881-1967)
one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
United States golfer (1902-1971)
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
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Examples
Journalism largely consists of saying "Lord Jones is Dead" to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.
I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic book, a fantasy.
We were terrified that Jones would settle. It was contrary to our purpose of bringing down the president.
On a good night, I get underwear, bras, and hotel-room keys thrown onstage... You start to think that you're Tom Jones.
Richard Burton was Welsh; Tom Jones is Welsh, and we Welshmen like to think of ourselves as heroes - on screen and off!
But Tommy Lee Jones is just smooth. He's just the real deal. I'm captivated by him because there's so little of that in Hollywood, and he just embodies it.