Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: jones
IPA transcription: [dʒ'oʊnz]
Pronunciations of jones
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Jones, Daniel_Jones
    Meaning: English phonetician (1881-1967)
  • Synonyms: Jones, Inigo_Jones
    Meaning: one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
  • Synonyms: Jones, John_Paul_Jones
    Meaning: American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
  • Synonyms: Jones, Bobby_Jones, Robert_Tyre_Jones
    Meaning: United States golfer (1902-1971)
  • Synonyms: Jones, Casey_Jones, John_Luther_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)
  • Synonyms: Jones, Mother_Jones, Mary_Harris_Jones
    Meaning: United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
Usage examples
  • Opoline Jones
  • "Huh?" Jones asked.
  • HENRY JONES AND TURNER FOSTER.
  • "Jones," I said, "can you read?"
  • Jones' dark face did not lighten.
  • "And he'll kill you," Jones said, flatly.
  • So! he had netted Jones' quondam waiter at the first cast!
  • 'Then why did he keep her in Davy Jones's locker?' Dan asked.
  • I'm as good an astrogator as Jones is, and a damn sight better engineer.
  • Mother, after being up all night with Mrs. Jones and her baby, was not able to go out.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Immortality, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Civilization II, License CC BY-SA 4.0