Meaning of QUEEN in English
Use in sentences of QUEEN
Meaning of QUEEN in English
- The wife of a king.
- A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots.
- A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc.
- The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites.
- The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen.
- A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades.
- A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing.
- To act the part of a queen.
- 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.
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