queen

/kwˈiːn/

/ˈkwin/

[noun] [verb]

Queen

[NOUN]

the female ruler of a territorial unit that has a royal family

synonyms : female monarch

queen regnant

antonyms : king

1.1

a large female insect that is fertile and can lay eggs in an insect colony

1.2

a card with a rank of twelve in a standard deck of playing cards, often depicted as a female figure with a crown and a special value or power in many card games

1.3

the wife or widow of a king

the most powerful piece in the game of chess that can move in any direction

a fully grown and sexually mature female cat, capable of producing and raising kittens

synonyms : tabby

an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males

synonyms : queen mole rat

offensive term for a homosexual man

synonyms : fag

a competitor who holds a preeminent position

synonyms : king

world-beater

something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind

to queen

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

become a queen

promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess

Examples

1. She moved her queen.

2. He played his queen.

3. She auditioned for the character of the queen.

4. Buckingham Palace in London is the official residence of the Queen of the United Kingdom.

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