noun Download 🔗Share A female monarch. Example: Queen Victoria. Examples : "The history book tells stories of powerful queens. " royal person government state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The wife or widow of a king. Examples : "After the king's death, both his wife and his mother were called queens. " royal family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Examples : "In chess, queens are the most versatile pieces because they can move across the board in almost any direction. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A playing card with the letter "Q" and the image of a queen on it, the twelfth card in a given suit. Examples : "Maria was happy because she held two queens in her hand, giving her a strong chance of winning the card game. " entertainment game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom. Examples : ""In carrom, players try to pocket the queens before any other pieces to earn bonus points." " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A powerful or forceful female person. Examples : "My grandmothers were the queens of our family, always making sure everyone was cared for and happy. " person royal character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An effeminate male homosexual. (See usage notes.) Examples : "Some people cruelly called the flamboyant performer "queens" behind his back. " person sex human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp. Examples : "The beekeeper carefully checked the hive for new queens to ensure the colony's survival. " animal biology insect Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An adult female cat valued for breeding. See also tom. Examples : "The cattery keeps a careful record of all the kittens born to their queens each year. " animal biology sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A queen olive. Examples : ""My mom loves to add queens to her salad, because they are her favorite type of olives." " food fruit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., esp. Danaus gilippus). Examples : "While monarchs were abundant in the garden last year, this year we've only seen a few queens fluttering around the milkweed. " organism animal insect nature biology ecology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a queen. Examples : "The club will queens a new chess piece if a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board. " royal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To act the part of a queen; to queen it. Examples : "After winning the spelling bee, Sarah started to queens around, demanding special treatment from her classmates. " royal action person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To promote a pawn, usually to a queen. Examples : "In the chess game, the player queens the pawn to gain a strategic advantage. " game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To provide with a new queen. Examples : "The beekeeper plans to queens the weaker hive with a new, more productive queen bee next spring. " royal animal organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be the queen of a colony. Examples : "The new queen bee will soon queens the hive, laying eggs and directing the colony's growth. " royal government politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (BDSM, of a female) To sit on the face of (a partner) to receive oral sex. sex body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading