collins

Definition of Collins in English :

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Noun

1. collins, wilkie collins, william wilkie collins

English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

2. collins, tom collins

tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Collins

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noun

a tall fizzy iced drink made with gin, vodka, rum, etc, mixed with fruit juice, soda water, and sugar

noun

1.

Michael. 1890–1922, Irish republican revolutionary: a leader of Sinn Féin; member of the Irish delegation that negotiated the treaty with Great Britain (1921) that established the Irish Free State

2.

(William) Wilkie. 1824–89, British author, noted particularly for his suspense novel The Moonstone (1868)

3.

William. 1721–59, British poet, noted for his odes; regarded as a precursor of romanticism

Collins

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noun

US; [also c-]

an iced drink made with gin (Tom Collins), or vodka, rum, whiskey, etc., mixed with soda water, lime or lemon juice, and sugar

1.

Michael1890-1922; Ir. revolutionary leader

2.

ˈ(William) Wilkie (ˈwɪlki ) ; wilˈkē) 1824-89; Eng. novelist

3.

William1721-59; Eng. poet

Collins

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Irish nationalist and Sinn Fein leader who served as Director of Intelligence for the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence and was one of the Irish delegates who negotiated the treaty with Britain that led to the Irish Free State (1922). He was assassinated during the Irish Civil War in an ambush by antitreaty forces.

American astronaut who as a crew member of Apollo 11 piloted the spacecraft during its historic mission to the moon (1969). He orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first manned lunar landing.

British writer whose lyric poems such as "Ode to Evening" laid the stylistic and thematic groundwork for Romanticism.

British writer noted for his pioneering mystery novels, including The Woman in White (1860) and The Moonstone (1868).

American poet whose poems have appeared in collections such as Questions About Angels (1991) and The Art of Drowning (1995) and who served as US poet laureate (2001-2003).

n.

A tall iced drink made with liquor, such as gin, carbonated water, sugar, and lemon or lime juice.

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