Associations to the word «Collins»

Wiktionary

COLLINS, proper noun. An English patronymic surname​ from the given name Colin, pet form of Coll (Nicholas).
COLLINS, proper noun. An Irish surname​, anglicized from the Gaelic Ó Coileáin.
COLLINS, noun. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
COLLINS, noun. Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
COLLINS GLASS, noun. A particular kind of tumbler, typically holding fourteen fluid ounces and used for Tom Collinses and other long mixed drinks.
COLLINS GLASSES, noun. Plural of Collins glass

Dictionary definition

COLLINS, noun. English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889).
COLLINS, noun. Tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats