Dictionary![]() ![]() jonesPronunciation: ( jōnz), [key] —n. (sometimes cap.) Slang. 1. heroin. 2. an addiction, esp. to heroin. JonesPronunciation: ( jōnz), [key] —n. 1. An•son Pronunciation: (an'sun), [key] 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas. 2. Ca•sey Pronunciation: (kā'sē), [key] (John Luther Jones), 1864–1900, U.S. locomotive engineer: folk hero of ballads, stories, and plays. 3. Daniel, 1881–1967, English phonetician. 4. Ernest, 1879–1958, Welsh psychoanalyst. 5. (Everett) Le•Roi Pronunciation: (lu-roi', lē'roi), [key]original name of Imamu Amiri Baraka. 6. Henry Arthur, 1851–1929, English dramatist. 7. Howard Mum•ford Pronunciation: (mum'furd), [key] 1892–1980, U.S. educator and critic. 8. In•i•go Pronunciation: (in'i-gō"), [key] 1573–1652, English architect. 9. John Paul (John Paul), 1747–92, American naval commander in the Revolutionary War, born in Scotland. 10. John Win•ston Pronunciation: (win'stun), [key] 1791–1848, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1843–45. 11. Mary Harris (“Mother Jones”), 1830–1930, U.S. labor leader, born in Ireland. 12. Robert Edmond, 1887–1954, U.S. set designer. 13. Robert Tyre Pronunciation: (tīur) [key] (“Bobby”), 1902–71, U.S. golfer. 14. Rufus Matthew, 1863–1948, U.S. Quaker, teacher, author, and humanitarian. 15. Sir William, 1746–94, English jurist, linguist, and Sanskrit scholar. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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