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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs | |
| Related terms: | insect queen_bee | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (politics) a female sovereign ruler | |
| Synonyms: | female_monarch queen_regnant | |
| Related terms: | king king female_aristocrat Guinevere Elizabeth Cleopatra isabella_i Jezebel Victoria queen_of_england liliuokalani Elizabeth mary_queen_of_scots Esther Boleyn royalty | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the wife or widow of a king | |
| Related terms: | female_aristocrat queen_dowager Jezebel queen_regent Boleyn Esther queen_consort Seymour catherine_de_medicis eleanor_of_aquitaine catherine_howard marie_antoinette nefertiti catherine_parr royalty | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (chess) become a queen, of a chess pawn | |
| Related terms: | move_up promote chess | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (cards) one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen | |
| Related terms: | face_card pack_of_cards | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (chess,games) the most powerful chess piece | |
| Related terms: | chessman chess | |
| 7. | [ noun ] something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind | |
| Examples: | "Paris is the queen of cities" "the queen of ocean liners" |
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| Related terms: | personification | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (chess,cards) promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess | |
| Related terms: | promote promote | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (sexuality) offensive terms for an openly homosexual man | |
| Synonyms: | faggot fag fairy pansy queer poof poove pouf nance fagot | |
| Related terms: | gay_man | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (games) a competitor who holds a preeminent position | |
| Synonyms: | king world-beater | |
| Related terms: | rival | |
| 11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1814 | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 923 | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (zoology) especially large and only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring sired by only a few males | |
| Related terms: | naked_mole_rat | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (zoology) female cat | |
| Synonyms: | tabby | |
| Related terms: | domestic_cat | |
| Similar spelling: |
Queenie Quyen Quon quin Quan quoin Quinn Quine Quiana Qum Quinnie Quinney |
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