Word
queen
US/ˈkwin/
UK/kwˈiːn/
Definitions
01female monarch
n. a woman who rules a country because she belongs to a royal family, or the wife of a king.
n. a female sovereign or the consort of a reigning king.
“The queen waved to the crowds from the balcony of the palace.”
“Following the king's death, the queen dowager maintained significant influence over the royal court during her son's minority.”
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02chess piece
n. the most powerful piece in the game of chess.
n. the most versatile and powerful piece in chess, capable of moving any number of squares in any direction.
“He moved his queen across the board to put the king in check.”
“Sacrificing the queen is a risky strategy that only experienced players usually attempt during high-stakes tournaments.”
03insect
n. a large female insect, like a bee or ant, that lays all the eggs for the group.
n. the single reproductive female in a colony of social insects such as bees, ants, or termites.
“The worker bees spend their whole lives protecting the queen.”
“If the queen dies without a successor, the entire hive may become disorganized and eventually perish.”
04drag queen
n. a person, usually a man, who dresses in bright, beautiful clothes and makeup to perform.
n. an entertainer, typically a man, who adopts a flamboyant feminine persona and costume for performance.
“The queen performed a famous pop song at the club last night.”
“The local drag queen is known for her sharp wit and elaborate handmade gowns that take weeks to construct.”
Informal
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06playing card
n. a playing card with a picture of a queen on it.
n. a playing card bearing the representation of a queen, ranking between the jack and the king.
“I have the queen of hearts in my hand.”
“She needed the queen of spades to complete her sequence, but her opponent had already discarded it.”
07chess promotion
v. to turn a pawn into a queen when it reaches the end of the board.
v. to promote a pawn to the rank of queen upon reaching the opponent's eighth rank.
“If you get your pawn to the last row, you can queen it.”
“The grandmaster managed to queen his passed pawn, effectively ending the match in three more moves.”
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Idioms
baked Bean — queen
beauty queen — The female winner of a beauty contest.
bio queen — A cis female performance artist who performs in female drag at drag shows, or acts like a drag queen.
drama queen — An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl. Or a diva or a narcissist.
faux queen — A bio queen.
hangar queen — A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.
ice queen — A beautiful but heartless woman.
Nubian queen — A woman of African heritage, usually a conceited or unpleasant one.
Queen Anne's dead — That is yesterday's news; everybody knows that already.
queen bee — The most important or dominant woman in an organization or situation.
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queen of beasts — The lioness.
race queen — A glamorous model accompanying the pit crew in Japanese motor racing.
size queen — One who prefers sexual partners with large penises.
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