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- Dictionaryqueen/kwiːn/
noun
- 1. the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth: "he insisted the princess could be crowned queen" Similar
- 2. the most powerful chess piece that each player has, able to move in any direction along a rank, file, or diagonal on which it stands.
verb
- 1. behave in an unpleasantly superior way towards (someone): "Monique was queening it over everybody"
- 2. convert (a pawn) into a queen when it reaches the opponent's back rank on the board.
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QUEEN definition: 1. a woman who rules a country because she has been born into a royal family, or a woman who is…. Learn more.
1. a. : the wife or widow of a king. b. : the wife or widow of a tribal chief. 2. a. : a female monarch. b. : a female chieftain. 3. a. : a woman eminent in rank, power, or attractions. a movie queen. b. : a goddess or a thing personified as female and having supremacy in a specified realm. c. : an attractive girl or woman.
noun. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs. see more. noun. 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. see more.
noun. a female sovereign or monarch. the wife or consort of a king. a woman, or something personified as a woman, that is foremost or preeminent in any respect: a movie queen; a beauty queen; Athens, the queen of the Aegean.
a. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects, such as bees, ants, and termites, from the eggs of which the entire colony develops. b. ( as modifier) a queen bee. 6. an adult female cat. 7. one of four playing cards in a pack, one for each suit, bearing the picture of a queen.
1. a. The wife or widow of a king. b. A female sovereign. 2. a. A woman considered preeminent in a particular field: the reigning queen of hip-hop. b. A woman chosen as the winner of a contest or the honorary head of an event: a beauty queen; the queen of the prom. 3.
a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebration. a carnival queen. a May queen (= at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring) a homecoming queen. She was nominated for prom queen in high school. see also beauty queen, pearly queen. in chess.
a movie queen; a beauty queen; Athens, the queen of the Aegean. Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a gay man, especially one who is flamboyantly campy or effeminate. the current entry.
QUEEN definition: 1. a female ruler in some countries: 2. the wife of a king when he is the main ruler in a country…. Learn more.
QUEEN meaning: 1 : a woman who rules a country and who usually inherits her position and rules for life; 2 : the wife of a king
