All Definitions for Queen
Below are all the dictionary definitions of queen:
1A female monarch.
2The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
3A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.
4A woman pre-eminent in a particular group or field.
5Something regarded as the greatest of its kind or as having pre-eminence or power comparable to that of a queen over a given area.
6An attractive woman
7A female partner in a romantic relationship.
8A 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.
9The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory).
10An excellent woman.
11A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
12A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.
13A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
14A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.
15An adult female cat capable of breeding.
16A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carrom.
17A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).
18Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:
19To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.
20To promote a pawn to a queen.
21To be the queen bee of a colony.
22To provide with a new queen bee.
23Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding.
24To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.
25A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.
26A queen apple.
27A type of large roofing slate.
28To act the part of a queen
29To behave imperiously
30To queen it.
31A queen scallop.
32In Commonwealth realms, the personification of the Crown, particularly in legal matters.
33A title used before the personal name of a queen.
34Radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Q.
35A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a nickname.
36An unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States, named after the Queen Ranch.
37An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
38Ellipsis of drag queen. [(LGBTQ, originally slang) A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.]
39Ellipsis of queen olive. [A superior kind of olive grown in Spain. It is large and oblong, with a small but long pit and a delicate flavour, and is cured when green.]
40Ellipsis of queen post. [(construction) A supporting post designed to span longer openings than a king post.]
41Alternative letter-case form of queen (“female monarch”). [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]
42Alternative letter-case form of queen (“consort or widow of a king”). [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]
43Alternative letter-case form of queen (“Virgin Mary”). [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]
About synonyms for queen
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