" jones "

[Verb]  | "jones" | \ ˈjōnz \

1: to have a strong desire or craving for something

Origin: 1981 ;

 Derivative of {see: |jones:2|jones:2};

[Noun]  | "jones" 

1: an avid desire or appetite for something : craving

2: habit, addiction; especially : addiction to heroin

3: heroin

Origin: circa 1962 ;

 Of uncertain origin;

  * Note : Presumably from the surname Jones, though the reason for the allusion, if there is any, is apparently unknown. The final is comparable to the pseudo-plural of diseases (measles, shingles) and unpleasant or uncontrollable conditions (hots, jitters, yips).;

[Noun]  | "Bence-Jones protein" | \ ˈben(t)s-ˈjōnz- \

1: a polypeptide composed of one or two antibody light chains that is found especially in the urine of persons affected with multiple myeloma

Origin: 1905 ;

 Henry Bence-Jones †1873 English physician and chemist;

[Noun]  | "Da*vy Jones" | \ ˌdā-vē-ˈjōnz \

1: the bottom of the sea personified

Origin: 1751 ;

[Noun]  | "Da*vy Jones's locker" | \ ˌdā-vē-ˌjōnz(-əz)- \

1: the bottom of the ocean

Origin: circa 1777 ;

[Biographical name]  | "Jones" | \ ˈjōnz \

1: Anson 1798—1858 president of the Republic of Texas (1844—46)

[Biographical name]  | "Jones" 

1: Howard Mumford 1892—1980 American educator and critic

[Biographical name]  | "Jones" 

1: Inigo 1573—1652 English architect

[Biographical name]  | "Jones" 

1: John Paul 1747—1792 originally in full John Paul American (Scottish-born) naval officer

[Biographical name]  | "Jones" 

1: Quincy 1933—2024 American composer, bandleader, and producer

[Noun]  | "jones" 

[Noun]  | "Davy Jones's locker" 

[Verb]  | "jones (for)"