Definitions of queen

The word queen uses 5 letters:eenqu.

n. - The wife of a king. ²

n. - A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots. ²

n. - A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc. ²

n. - The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. ²

n. - The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen. ²

n. - A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades. ²

n. - A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing. ²

v. i. - To act the part of a queen. ²

v. i. - To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn. ²

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