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▸ noun: A female monarch.
▸ noun: A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.
▸ noun: (Christianity) The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory).
▸ noun: An excellent woman.
▸ noun: A woman pre-eminent in a particular group or field.
▸ noun: (slang, originally US) An attractive woman; a female partner in a romantic relationship.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:
▸ noun: (chess) A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
▸ noun: (card games) 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.
▸ noun: A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carrom.
▸ noun: A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.
▸ noun: (rare) A queen apple.
▸ noun: (originally UK) A queen scallop.
▸ noun: (now chiefly historical) A type of large roofing slate.
▸ noun: (LGBTQ slang, sometimes derogatory) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.
▸ noun: An adult female cat capable of breeding.
▸ noun: (attributive, originally Canada, US) Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding.
▸ noun: A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).
▸ verb: (intransitive, obsolete) To act the part of a queen; to behave imperiously; to queen it.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.
▸ verb: (chess) To promote a pawn to a queen.
▸ verb: (beekeeping) To be the queen bee of a colony.
▸ verb: (beekeeping) To provide with a new queen bee.
▸ verb: (BDSM, slang, transitive, usually of a woman) To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.
▸ noun: A title used before the personal name of a queen.
▸ noun: (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Q.
▸ noun: In Commonwealth realms, the personification of the Crown, particularly in legal matters.
▸ noun: A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a nickname.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States, named after the Queen Ranch.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
▸ noun: (construction, obsolete) Ellipsis of queen post. [(construction) A supporting post designed to span longer openings than a king post.]
▸ noun: Ellipsis 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.]
▸ noun: (LGBTQ, slang) Ellipsis 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.]
▸ noun: Alternative letter-case form of queen (“consort or widow of a king”). [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]
▸ noun: Alternative letter-case form of queen (“female monarch”). [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]
▸ noun: Alternative letter-case form of queen (“Virgin Mary”). [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]
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queen regnant,
tabby,
female monarch,
king,
princess,
monarch,
queendom,
Queenie,
empress,
royal,
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