collins
IPA: kˈɑɫɪnz
Root Word: Collins
noun
- An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.
- A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Coileáin.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A locale in the United States.
- A town in New York; named for a local dairy farming family.
- A city, the county seat of Covington County, Mississippi; named for Mississippi statesman Fred W. Collins.
- A city in Georgia; named for early settler Perry Collins.
- A city in Iowa.
- A village in Missouri; named for the local judge William Collins.
- A former settlement in Fresno County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for railroad official James Collins.
- A census-designated place in Wisconsin; named for railroad official Sumner J. Collins.
- Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
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Examples of "collins" in Sentences
- The famous was the creation of Collins.
- Collins will try to reunite with his wife.
- The purpose of the ambush was to assassinate Collins.
- Collins was widely viewed as the underdog in the race.
- Collins had arranged the test shipment and made the voyage.
- Dr. Hoffman was the confidant of the vampire Barnabas Collins.
- In the late 1970s, Collins made a foray into writing for the screen.
- The Collegian is a complimentary publication for the Fort Collins community.
- Her fellow dorm mates are Kristen, Cat, Collins and a porcupine named Prissy.