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Detailed Synonyms for queen in English

queen:

queen [the ~] noun

  1. the queen
    the queen; the queen-bee
  2. the queen
    the sovereign; the queen; the empress
  3. the queen
    the queen; the queen-mother; the empress
  4. the queen
    – female cat 1
    the queen; the tabby
    – female cat 1
  5. the queen
    – the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs 1
    the queen
    – the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs 1
  6. the queen
    – an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males 1
    the queen; the queen mole rat
    – an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males 1
  7. the queen
    – (chess) the most powerful piece 1
    the queen
    – (chess) the most powerful piece 1
  8. the queen
    – one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen 1
    the queen
    – one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen 1
  9. the queen
    – a competitor who holds a preeminent position 1
    the queen; the king; the world-beater
    – a competitor who holds a preeminent position 1
  10. the queen
    – a female sovereign ruler 1
    the queen; the queen regnant; the female monarch
    – a female sovereign ruler 1
  11. the queen
    – the wife or widow of a king 1
    the queen
    – the wife or widow of a king 1
  12. the queen
    – something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind 1
    the queen
    – something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind 1
    • queen [the ~] noun
      • Paris is the queen of cities1
      • the queen of ocean liners1

queen verb

  1. queen
    – become a queen 1
    queen
    – become a queen 1
    • queen verb
      • her pawn queened1
  2. queen
    – promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess 1
    queen
    – promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess 1

Related Words for "queen":

  • queens, queenly

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Antonyms for "queen":


Related Definitions for "queen":

  1. female cat1
  2. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs1
  3. an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males1
  4. (chess) the most powerful piece1
  5. one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen1
  6. a competitor who holds a preeminent position1
  7. a female sovereign ruler1
  8. the wife or widow of a king1
  9. something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind1
    • Paris is the queen of cities1
    • the queen of ocean liners1
  10. become a queen1
    • her pawn queened1
  11. promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess1

Related Synonyms for queen