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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King