dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/jon_MW.json
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{
"jones":{
"antonyms":[
"addiction",
"dependence",
"dependance",
"habit",
"monkey"
],
"definitions":{
"1573\u20131652 English architect":[
"In*i*go \\ \u02c8i-\u200bni-\u200b\u02ccg\u014d \\"
],
": an avid desire or appetite for something : craving":[],
": heroin":[],
": to have a strong desire or craving for something":[
"he was jonesing for a drink"
],
"Anson 1798\u20131858 president of the Republic of Texas (1844\u201346)":[],
"Howard Mumford 1892\u20131980 American educator and critic":[],
"John Paul 1747\u20131792 originally in full John Paul American (Scottish-born) naval officer":[],
"Quincy 1933\u2013 American composer, bandleader, and producer":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"that dude had a jones for heroin like you wouldn't believe",
"I have a real jones for a milk shake.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But who among us is not jonesing to skip town and ride the rails, hoping the light at the end of the tunnel is not an oncoming train",
"For those jonesing for their Orange Is the New Black fix, help has arrived. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Somehow, even the misty-eyed writers of Hallmark cards seem to have missed the beautiful and romantic literary potential of two married adults having extramarital affairs and jonesing to ditch their spouses and kids in order to be together. \u2014 Ask Amy, al , 29 May 2019",
"Spring is barely here, and yet, people are already jonesing for summer, and with it, beach season. \u2014 Taylor Mead, House Beautiful , 15 Apr. 2019",
"Tesla owners have been jonesing for this update for years, though the company describes the feature as a beta version. \u2014 Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge , 6 Nov. 2018",
"Any of these four jackets could save your skin Spring has me jonesing to get outside in warm weather again. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2018",
"The Giants aren\u2019t the only team that might be jonesing for Belichick. \u2014 Peter King, SI.com , 5 Jan. 2018",
"Trump never stops jonesing for likes and retweets on Twitter as in life. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 7 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The beltway media world has always had a sort of jones for celebrities, and celebrities have often loved them right back, a mutual appreciation society that reached its apogee during the correspondents\u2019 dinners of the Obama years. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"Kesha is indulging her jones for all things paranormal and unexplained in the upcoming discovery+ series Conjuring Kesha. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 Oct. 2021",
"That Jason Momoa has a jones for jeans should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. \u2014 Adam Tschorn, latimes.com , 5 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1981, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1962, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"derivative of jones entry 2":"Verb",
"of uncertain origin":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8j\u014dnz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ache (for)",
"covet",
"crave",
"desiderate",
"desire",
"die (for)",
"hanker (for ",
"hunger (for)",
"itch (for)",
"long (for)",
"lust (for ",
"pant (after)",
"pine (for)",
"repine (for)",
"salivate (for)",
"sigh (for)",
"thirst (for)",
"want",
"wish (for)",
"yearn (for)",
"yen (for)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024628",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"jones (for)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy I'm really jonesing for a cup of coffee right now"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230416",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"jonquil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Mediterranean daffodil ( Narcissus jonquilla ) that is widely cultivated for its yellow or white fragrant short-tubed clustered flowers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8j\u00e4\u014b-",
"\u02c8j\u00e4n-kw\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the South, daffodils are sometimes known as jonquils, because the jonquil was the one type of daffodil that could reliably grow in a climate with milder winters and hotter summers. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Druse recommends 13 scented jonquil varieties, including Baby Moon, Pipit, Suzy and Sailboat. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2019",
"The yellow jonquil has a center trumpet surrounded by slender leaves that brings to mind a cup and saucer. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Sep. 2019",
"Resplendent in a jonquil yellow coat and hat, she was accompanied by her son, Andrew, daughter Anne, and Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse to the Royal Household. \u2014 Steven Stolman, Town & Country , 18 June 2019",
"Resplendent in a jonquil yellow coat and hat, she was accompanied by her son, Andrew, daughter Anne, and Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse to the Royal Household. \u2014 Steven Stolman, Town & Country , 18 June 2019",
"Resplendent in a jonquil yellow coat and hat, she was accompanied by her son, Andrew, daughter Anne, and Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse to the Royal Household. \u2014 Steven Stolman, Town & Country , 18 June 2019",
"Resplendent in a jonquil yellow coat and hat, she was accompanied by her son, Andrew, daughter Anne, and Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse to the Royal Household. \u2014 Steven Stolman, Town & Country , 18 June 2019",
"Resplendent in a jonquil yellow coat and hat, she was accompanied by her son, Andrew, daughter Anne, and Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse to the Royal Household. \u2014 Steven Stolman, Town & Country , 18 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French jonquille , from Spanish junquillo , diminutive of junco reed, from Latin juncus":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1664, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175732"
}
}