queen

/kwi:n/
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queen

A queen sits on her throne in the royal hall.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A female sovereign ruler: A woman who is the hereditary or elected head of state of a monarchy.
    • The wife or widow of a king: A woman who holds the title of queen through marriage to a king.
    • A woman or thing considered the best or most important of its kind: Something personified as a woman who is preeminent in a particular area.
    • A playing card bearing a picture of a queen: One of the four face cards in a deck, typically ranking below the king.
    • (Chess) The most powerful piece: The piece that can move any number of squares in any direction.
    • The fertile female in a colony of social insects: The only female in a colony (e.g., of bees, ants, termites) that reproduces.
    • An offensive term for an openly homosexual man: A derogatory slang term (use is discouraged).
    • A female cat: Specifically, an unspayed female cat.

  2. Verb:

    • (Chess) To promote a pawn to a queen: When a pawn reaches the opponent's back rank, it can be exchanged for a queen (or another piece).
    • To act like a queen; to dominate: To behave in a superior or imperious manner.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • Queen Elizabeth II reigned for over 70 years. (A female sovereign ruler.)
    • The king and queen attended the ceremony. (The wife of a king.)
    • She is the reigning queen of pop music. (The best or most important in a field.)
    • I drew the queen of hearts from the deck. (A playing card.)
    • She moved her queen to checkmate his king. (The chess piece.)
    • The colony's survival depends on the queen bee. (The fertile female insect.)

  • Verb:

    • His pawn reached the eighth rank and he queened it immediately. (Promoted a pawn to a queen in chess.)
    • She queened it over the entire department, issuing orders to everyone. (Acted in a domineering way.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to queen it over someone": To behave in a superior, domineering, or imperious manner towards someone.
    • Ever since her promotion, she's been queening it over her former colleagues.
Variants and Related Words
  • Queendom (n): The state, dignity, or realm of a queen.
  • Queenly (adj): Resembling, fit for, or appropriate to a queen.
    • She carried herself with queenly grace.
  • Queen consort: The wife of a reigning king.
  • Queen regnant: A queen who reigns in her own right, as a sovereign.
  • Queen bee: (Literally) The fertile female bee in a hive; (figuratively) a woman who is dominant or controlling in a social group.
Synonyms
  • Sovereign: A supreme ruler, especially a monarch.
  • Monarch: A sovereign head of state.
  • Ruler: A person who governs or commands.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms
  • Queen of hearts: A charming or beloved woman (often used as a term of endearment or admiration).
    • At the festival, she was crowned the queen of hearts.
  • Drama queen: (Idiomatic) A person who habitually responds to situations in an overly dramatic or emotional way.
    • Don't be such a drama queen; it's just a small scratch.
queen

A queen sits on her throne in the royal hall.

Noun
  1. female cat
  2. 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
  3. (chess) the most powerful piece
  4. one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
  5. offensive term for an openly homosexual man
  6. a competitor who holds a preeminent position
  7. 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
  8. the wife or widow of a king
  9. a female sovereign ruler
  10. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
Verb
  1. become a queen
    • her pawn queened
  2. promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess

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