Sekirov Dictionary

queen

/kwiːn/

noun 28
verb 6
forms 4
phrases 14

noun28

a woman who is the royal ruler of a country
A title used before the personal name of a queen.
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The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
- The divorced king was looking for a new queen.
Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games.
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A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
- For this cause that when he [the pawn] can procede so well in warre, as to arriue at the laste rancke of hys enemies, he is chosen and made the best piece of the playe, to wit, he is the Quene. — 1562
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A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.
- There is 5. trumps beside the Queene, yᵉ hindmost yᵘ shalt finde her — 1575
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A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom.
- Imran was good at carrom. Always after the bright red queen, the centre of attention on the board, he tussled to win it first. — 2014
A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.
The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory).
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An excellent woman.
- Always look after that girl, doc. She's a queen! — 1915
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A woman pre-eminent in a particular group or field.
- But now I was the Lord / Of this faire mansion,master of my seruants, / Queene ore my selfe : and euen now,but now. — 1596
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Something regarded as the greatest of its kind or as having pre-eminence or power comparable to that of a queen over a given area.
- Thare saw I May, of myrthfull monethis quene. — 1508
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A girl or woman chosen to preside in an honorary or ceremonial manner over a specified festivity or occasion, as May Queen, Homecoming Queen, prom queen, pearly queen.
- My mother was queen of the St. Patrick's Day parade when she was 19.
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A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
- Each time a worker shakes the queen, she grasps the queen with her forelegs and shakes her own body for a second or so, delivering 10 to 20 vigorous shakings of the queen […] — 2010
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An adult female cat capable of breeding.
- A few outdoor houses for the queens are used. — 1898
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(slang) Ellipsis of drag queen.
- Since exposure plays a major role in the success of a queen, even those performers who do not win a Talent Night can obtain bookings by the bar and establish a reputation. — 2004
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(offensive) A homosexual man, especially one who is effeminate or flaming.
- But she's a queen, and such are queens that your laughter is sucked in their brains — 1971
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[before a noun] Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding.
- Ad Hoc Softwares has bright hand-blocked floral cotton bed linens from India, including flat full/queen sheets, were $85, now $51; standard pillowcases, were $18 each, now $10.80 […] — 1994
[before a noun] Ellipsis of queen-size bed or mattress.
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(slang) An attractive woman; a female partner in a romantic relationship.
- Know you the town is full of folks? Know you the shows are full of queens? That every mail is full of jokes Born of the nation's brightest beans? — 1914
A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Q.
A queen scallop.
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Ellipsis of queen olive.
- Prices for the two main types of Spanish style green olives - manzanillas and queens - vary according to the size of the crop of each. In some years queens will be more expensive than manzanillas […] — 1984
(rare) A queen apple.
(historical) A type of large roofing slate.
(no longer used) A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.
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(no longer used) Ellipsis of queen post.
- Truss framed with King Posts […] Do. with Kings and Queens. — 1811

verb6

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To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.
- This dreame of mine / Being now awake, Ile Queene it no inch farther, / But milke my Ewes, and weepe. — 1610
To promote a pawn to a queen.
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To be the queen bee of a colony.
- They have all been queened by imported stock, or the best of home-bred mothers. — 1882
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To provide with a new queen bee.
- In queening his apiary, he aims to keep about half of the queens of the current season's rearing, and the other of the summer preceding. — 1896
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(slang) To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.
- She saw his pink tongue flickering on Clare's exposed nympha as she queened him, her love juices shining on his chin and throat[…] — 2012
(no longer used) To act the part of a queen; to behave imperiously; to queen it.

forms

queened · queening · queens · Queens

Phrases with queen

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