Definition of queen Queen
/kwiˈn/ - [kween] - queen
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NounPlural: queens |
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| queen - the wife or widow of a king | ||
| female aristocrat a woman who is an aristocrat | ||
| royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" | ||
| queen consort the wife of a reigning king | ||
| queen dowager the widow of a king | ||
| queen regent a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot | ||
| queen - a female sovereign ruler | ||
| queen regnant, female monarch | ||
| male monarch, rex, king (chess) the weakest but the most important piece | ||
| female aristocrat a woman who is an aristocrat | ||
| royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" | ||
| queen of england the sovereign ruler of England | ||
| queen - (chess) the most powerful piece | ||
| chess piece, chessman any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess | ||
| chess game, chess a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king | ||
| queen - the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs | ||
| insect small air-breathing arthropod | ||
| queen - one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen | ||
| court card, face card, picture card one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face | ||
| queen - 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 | ||
| queen mole rat | ||
| queen - something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind; "Paris is the queen of cities"; "the queen of ocean liners" | ||
| queen - offensive term for an openly homosexual man | ||
| fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queer, poof, poove, pouf | ||
| gay man, shirtlifter a homosexual man | ||
| queen - female cat | ||
| tabby | ||
| queen - a competitor who holds a preeminent position | ||
| king, world-beater | ||
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| queen - become a queen; "her pawn queened" | ||
| promote change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent | ||
| chess game, chess a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king | ||
| queen - promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess | ||
| promote change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent | ||
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Wiktionary 
- queen (Noun)
A female monarch. Example. - queen (Noun)
The wife or widow of a king. Example. - queen (Noun)
The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. - queen (Noun)
A playing card with the picture of a queen on its face, the twelfth card in a given suit. - queen (Noun)
A powerful or forceful female person. - queen (Noun)
An effeminate male homosexual. See drag queen . - queen (Noun)
A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp. - queen (Noun)
An adult female cat valued for breeding. See tom. - queen (Verb)
To make a queen. - queen (Verb)
To act the part of a queen; to queen it . - queen (Verb)
To promote a pawn, usually to a queen. - queen (Verb)
To sit on the face of a partner to receive oral sex .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- queen (n.)
The wife of a king. - queen (n.)
A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots. - queen (n.)
A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc. - queen (n.)
The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. - queen (n.)
The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen. - queen (n.)
A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades. - queen (n.)
A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing. - queen (v. i.)
To act the part of a queen. - queen (v. i.)
To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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A female monarch. -
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The wife of a king. -
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The most powerful piece in the game of chess, able to move both horizontally and diagonally any number of spaces. -
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A playing card with a picture of a queen on its face; the 12th card in a given suit. -
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A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp. -
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The only sexually mature female in a colony of honeybees.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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queen
kwēn, n. the wife of a king: a female sovereign: the best or chief of her kind: a queen-bee or queen-ant: of playing-cards, one with the queen painted on it: the piece in chess which is the most deadly in attack.—v.i. to play the queen.—ns. Queen′-app′le, Queen′ing, the name of several varieties of apple; Queen′-bee, the sole female of a bee-hive, considerably larger than an ordinary bee; Queen′-con′sort, the wife of the reigning sovereign—opp. to Queen′-reg′nant, holding the crown in her own right; Queen′craft, craft or policy on the part of a queen; Queen′dom, queenly rule or dignity: the realm of a queen; Queen′-dow′ager, the widow of a deceased king; Queen′hood, the state of being a queen; Queen′let, a petty queen.—adjs. Queen′-like, Queen′ly, like a queen: becoming or suitable to a queen.—n. Queen′liness.—adv. Queen′ly, like a queen.—ns. Queen′-moth′er, a queen-dowager, the mother of the reigning king or queen; Queen′-of-the-mead′ows, the meadow-sweet; Queen′-post (archit.), one of two upright posts in a trussed roof, resting upon the tie-beam, and supporting the principal rafters; Queen′-rē′gent, a queen who reigns as regent; Queen's′-arm, a musket; Queen′ship, the state, condition, or dignity of a queen; Queen′-stitch, a square or chequer pattern in embroidery stitch.—Queen Anne's Bounty, a fund for augmenting the incomes of the poorer clergy of England, set aside in 1703; Queen Anne style (archit.), the style popular in the early part of the 18th century, the buildings plain and simple, with classic cornices and details, and frequently with large windows divided by mullions; Queen of heaven, a title often given to the goddess Astarte or Ashtoreth: among Roman Catholics, a title for the Virgin Mary; Queen of the May=May-queen (see May); * Queen's Bench (court of: see King); * Queen's colour, one of the pair of colours belonging to each regiment in our army; * Queen's counsel (see Counsel); * Queen's English, correct use of the English language; * Queen's evidence (see Evident); * Queen's messenger (see Message); Queen's metal, an alloy consisting chiefly of tin; Queen's tobacco pipe, the facetious designation of a peculiarly shaped kiln which used to be situated at the corner of the tobacco warehouses belonging to the London Docks, and in which contraband goods were burned; Queen's ware, a variety of Wedgwood ware, otherwise known as cream-coloured ware; Queen's yellow, the yellow subsulphate of mercury. [A.S. cwén; Goth. kwēns, Ice. kván, kvæn.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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queen
One entitled to rule a nation, make up a deck, or beat a knave.
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A queen is the female head of a royal family. Sometimes she is the wife of a king, but sometimes the queen is the ruler and her husband is not a king.
In a country whose system of government is a monarchy, the ruler, or head of state, is decided by inheritance. That is, when a ruler dies their child, or nearest relative, takes over. For much of history most countries were governed in this way, especially in Europe. Some countries elect their monarch instead of using inheritance, like the Holy Roman Empire and Malaysia.
If the ruler is male they are called a king. If female they are called a queen.
The wife of a king is also called a queen. However the husband of a female ruler is not called a king. The last King of Britain (George VI) had a wife (Elizabeth) who was called Queen Elizabeth. When he died he had no sons, so he was followed by his daughter. She was also called Elizabeth and became Queen Elizabeth II. She was married to The Duke of Edinburgh; but when she became Queen he did not become King.
Many people do not think it is good to have a Queen, because she is not elected, though most people in the UK want to keep the royal family. -
album
"Queen" is the self-titled first album from the English rock band Queen, released in 1973. -
band
Queen is an English rock band. They are one of the most popular musical groups of all time. Its members were Freddie Mercury (vocals), Brian May (guitar), John Deacon (bass), and Roger Taylor (drums). The band is still together, even though Mercury died. John Deacon retired to spend more time with his family, and the other two members of Queen have been touring with Paul Rodgers since 2005. Three of their greatest hits were We Will Rock You, We are the Champions and Bohemian Rhapsody. -
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The queen in chess is the tall piece which stands next to the king in the beginning of the game. It can move diagonally, vertically, and horizontally (but unlike the Knight, it can not move in an L shape). It can move any desired amount of spaces.
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