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Collins is a common surname of Irish and English origin, meaning "son of Colin." It appears in compound terms: a Collins is a tall iced cocktail of gin or vodka with lemon juice, sugar, and soda water—a Tom Collins uses gin, a John Collins bourbon.
Collins also names a style of tall, narrow drinking glass suited to such drinks.
Britain's native tongue
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- learnerOne gaining knowledge
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Masculine name, shortened form
- JoanTraditional English feminine name
- MichaelHebrew name, divine comparison
- JackieShortened given name
- JudyCommon female name
Suzanne · Albert · Tom · family · heritage · genealogy · ancestry · Irish
Masculine given name
- ginCotton-cleaning machine
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- sodaCarbonated soft drink
fizz · highball · bartender · citrus · refreshing · summer · ice · sparkling
Hebrew name, divine comparison
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- moduleIndependent functional component
- orbitCurved celestial path
NASA · moon · landing · Armstrong · Eagle · spaceflight · lunar · mission
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- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
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English
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Phil
Masculine name, shortened form
- JoanTraditional English feminine name
- MichaelHebrew name, divine comparison
- JackieShortened given name
Judy · Suzanne · Albert · Tom · family · heritage · genealogy · ancestry · Irish · Scottish
Tom
Masculine given name
soda · fizz · highball · bartender · citrus · refreshing · summer · ice · sparkling · classic
Michael
Hebrew name, divine comparison
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- moduleIndependent functional component
orbit · NASA · moon · landing · Armstrong · Eagle · spaceflight · lunar · mission · Columbia
imprint
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- literatureBody of written works
- novelsExtended prose fiction
- textbooksEducational reference volumes
Glasgow · publishing · house · titles · authors · Agatha Christie · editor · catalogue · print
Colorado
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- individual authors CAgatha Christie, Charles Dickens, Cormac McCarthy, C.S. Lewis, Colleen Hoover
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- Phil Collins
- Tom CollinsGin and lemon cocktail
- Michael Collins
- Joan Collins
- Suzanne Collins
- Jackie Collins