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jones

/dʒoʊnz/

Meanings
noun
Heroin.

Examples :

"He lost everything to the jones. "
substance medicine

Related Words

Illustration craving

craving noun

/ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/

A strong desire; yearning.

"My craving for a chocolate milkshake was so strong after a long day of school that I almost ran to the ice cream shop. "

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got verb

/ɡɒt/ /ɡɑt/

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

"My sister got a new bicycle for her birthday. "

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have noun

/hæv/ /həv/

A wealthy or privileged person.

"The wealthy have in our town often send their children to private schools. "

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jonesing verb

/ˈdʒoʊnɪŋ/

Have an intense craving.

"I’m jonesing for some basketball."

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addiction noun

/əˈdɪkʃən/

A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.

"His addiction to video games was affecting his schoolwork and relationships with his family. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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basketball noun

/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/

A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

"My younger brother loves playing basketball after school. "

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some adverb

/sɐm/ /sʌm/

Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

"I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos."

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lost verb

/lɒst/ /lɔst/

To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

"He lost his hearing in the explosion."

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everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

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intense adjective

/ɪnˈtɛns/

Strained; tightly drawn.

"The teacher's voice was intense as she explained the difficult math problem. "

Illustration heroin

heroin noun

/ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.

"The dealer offered him heroin, but he refused, knowing it was a dangerous and addictive drug. "