Dictionary
queen
Meaning
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- The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
- A female monarch.
- A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.
- A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.
- A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.
- (slang) A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.
- 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.
- Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:
- Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:
- Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:
- A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
- (obsolete) A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.
- A queen apple.
- A queen scallop.
- (obsolete) Ellipsis of queen post.
- A type of large roofing slate.
- (slang) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.
- An adult female cat capable of breeding.
- Ellipsis of queen olive.
- (slang) Ellipsis of drag queen.
- Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding.
- A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kwiːn/
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