collins
Syllables: col·linsUK/ˈkɒlɪnz/US/ˈkɑlɪnz/
collins noun: any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
Noun (1)
collins (plural collinses)
- Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
- Synonyms:
- Tom Collins
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Collins
Collins (countable and uncountable, plural Collinses)
- 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 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.
Noun (2) capitalized: Collins
Collins (plural Collinses)
- Any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
- He ordered a schpritzer for himself (it was a hot summer day) and after she'd finished her Collins, he asked if she wanted to order.1966, Nicholas Samstag, Come and see my shining palace, page 268
- Synonyms:
- John Collins, Tom Collins
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Collins
Collins
- plural of Collin
collins meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
collins in Hindi
- कॉलिन्स, कोलिंस
collins in Marathi
- कॉलिन्स, कोलिनस्
collins in Urdu
- کولنس, کولنز
collins in Bengali
- কলিন্স, কলিনস, কোলিনস
More languagesFewer languages
- collins in Telugu
- కాలిన్స్, కొల్లిన్స్, కొలిన్స్
- collins in Malayalam
- കോളിൻസ്, കോളിനുകൾ
- collins in Kannada
- ಕಾಲಿನ್ಗಳು, ಕೊಲ್ಲಿನ್ಸ್, ಕಾಲಿನ್ಸ್
- collins in Punjabi
- ਕੋਲੀਨਜ਼, ਕੋਲਿਨਸ, ਕੋਲਿਨਜ਼
- collins in Gujarati
- કોલિન્સ, કોલિનસ
- collins in Odia
- କୋଲିନସ୍, କୋଲିନ୍ସ, କୋଲିନସ
- collins in Nepali
- कोलिनहरू, कोलिन्स, कोलिनस
Synonyms of collins
Forms of collins
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | collinses |
| plural | Collinses |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Collinses |
| alternative form | Collin |
| alternative form | Colin |
| alternative form | Collings |
| alternative form | Colling |
| alternative form | Collis |
| alternative form | Colins |
| alternative form | Collen |
| alternative form | Cullan |
Origin of collins
See Tom Collins.
* As an English surname, variant of Colin. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin (“descendant of Coileán”), see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion. * As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words formed from collins
Phrases with collins
Questions about collins
- What does collins mean?
- Collins means any of various alcoholic drinks made with lemon juice, sugar, and carbonated water.
- What is collins in Hindi?
- Collins in Hindi is कॉलिन्स, कोलिंस. See Collins meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is collins?
- Collins can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce collins?
- Collins is pronounced /ˈkɑlɪnz/ (US).
- What is the plural of collins?
- The plural of collins is collinses.
Words near collins in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: collins (page history and authors); Collins (page history and authors); collins (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); collins (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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