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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024queen /kwin/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta female ruler or monarch.
- Governmentthe wife of a king.
- a woman, or something thought of as a woman, considered pre-eminent in some way:a beauty queen; Athens, the queen of the Aegean.
- Slang Terms(usually disparaging and offensive).
- a flamboyantly feminine male homosexual.
- a playing card bearing a picture of a queen.
- Chessthe most powerful chess piece of either color, able to be moved across any number of empty squares in a straight line in any direction.
- Insectsa female ant, bee, termite, or wasp capable of laying eggs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024queen (kwēn),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta female sovereign or monarch.
- Governmentthe 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.
- Slang Terms(disparaging and offensive).
- a male homosexual, esp. one who is flamboyantly campy.
- See drag queen.
- a playing card bearing a picture of a queen.
- Chessthe most powerful piece of either color, moved across any number of empty squares in any direction.
- Insects[Entomol.]a fertile female ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter Q.
v.i. - Governmentto reign as queen.
- to behave in an imperious or pretentious manner (usually fol. by it).
- Chessto become promoted to a queen.
- Gmc *kwēni-; akin to Old Irish ben, Greek gyné̄ woman, Russian zhená, Sanskrit jani wife
- bef. 900; Middle English quene, quen, Old English cwēn woman, queen; cognate with Old Saxon quān, Old Norse kvān, Gothic qēns
- Biographical Ellery, joint pen name of Manfred Bennington Lee and Frederic Dannay.
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