collins

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑlɪnz/
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/ˈkɑlɪnz/ · /ˈkɒlɪnz/

Definition of collins

15 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.
    “"But your own name too sounds funny," Tampio said. "Your names are repeated. Only you have spelt one wrongly. How could you call yourself Colin Collins? Here in Cameroon, we only know about Collins."”
    “Collins and the Trump campaign on Wednesday celebrated the recount decision from the Georgia secretary of state as a victory for “integrity” and “transparency.””
    “The Collinses — parents of four children — present themselves as rationalists, techies trying to solve the looming depopulation crisis by any means necessary. (Simone was pregnant with the fourth child during the conference. That baby, Industry Americus Collins, was born in April.)”
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.
    “"But your own name too sounds funny," Tampio said. "Your names are repeated. Only you have spelt one wrongly. How could you call yourself Colin Collins? Here in Cameroon, we only know about Collins."”
    “Collins and the Trump campaign on Wednesday celebrated the recount decision from the Georgia secretary of state as a victory for “integrity” and “transparency.””
    “The Collinses — parents of four children — present themselves as rationalists, techies trying to solve the looming depopulation crisis by any means necessary. (Simone was pregnant with the fourth child during the conference. That baby, Industry Americus Collins, was born in April.)”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Coileáin.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A locale in the United States.
  5. (countable, uncountable)A locale in the United States.
  6. (countable, uncountable)A locale in the United States.
  7. (countable, uncountable)A locale in the United States.
  8. (countable, uncountable)A locale in the United States.
  9. (countable, uncountable)A locale in the United States.
  10. (countable, uncountable)A locale in the United States.
  11. (countable, uncountable)A locale in the United States.
  12. (countable, uncountable)A locale in the United States.
  13. (form-of, plural)plural of Collin

noun

  1. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
    “He ordered a schpritzer for himself (it was a hot summer day) and after she'd finished her Collins, he asked if she wanted to order.”
  2. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Colin. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin (“descendant of Coileán”), see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion. * As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).

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