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kween

  • n  the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
  • n  a female sovereign ruler
  • n  the wife or widow of a king
  • n  something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
    Paris is the queen of cities
    the queen of ocean liners
  • n  a competitor who holds a preeminent position
  • n  offensive term for an openly homosexual man
  • n  one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
  • n  (chess) the most powerful piece
  • n  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
  • n  female cat
  • v  promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess
  • v  become a queen
    her pawn queened

  • The primary purpose of a queen is to have children.
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  • David Johnston in Vancouver Sun
    As the representative of the Queen of Canada, who is our country's head of state, I pledge to be a stalwart defender of our Canadian heritage, of Canadian institutions and of the Canadian people,Johnston said.
  • Helen Mirren in Washington Post
    She's had her feet planted firmly on the ground, her hat on her head, her handbag on her arm and she's weathered many many storms. ...... If it wasn't for her, I most certainly wouldn't be here. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the queen,...
  • Rafael Nadal in bettor.com (blog)
    As a result, he declined to meet Her Highness and later justified his decision to not compromise on his match preparations by saying, "I am playing in Wimbledon. It's not a joke. I have a lot of respect for the queen. I have a lot of respect for...

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