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n. 1. Heroin. 2. An addiction or craving. intr.v. jonesed, jones·ing, jones·es To have an eager or intense desire: was jonesing for caffeine. [Perhaps from the name Jones.] |
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Irish-born American labor leader and union organizer. She helped found (1905) the Industrial Workers of the World. |
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British-born American naval officer. In the American Revolution he raided the British coast and captured two warships (1778 and 1779). |
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American animator and animation director who helped bring to life cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck for Warner Brothers. He won several Academy Awards for his cartoons. |
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American locomotive engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train. The song "The Ballad of Casey Jones," is about his death. |
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English architect who brought the Palladian classical style to England. He designed the Queen's House in Greenwich and the Banqueting Hall in Whitehall, London. |
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American golfer who won four major golf championships in a single year (1930). |
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Jones, (Everett) LeRoi
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