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queen

The English word “queen” has 31 meanings listed here.

  1. The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
  2. A female monarch.
  3. A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.
  4. The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory).
  5. An excellent woman.
  6. A woman pre-eminent in a particular group or field.
  7. An attractive woman; a female partner in a romantic relationship.
  8. A girl or woman chosen to preside in an honorary or ceremonial manner over a specified festivity or occasion, as May Queen, Homecoming Queen, prom queen, pearly queen.
  9. 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.
  10. Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:
  11. A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
  12. A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.
  13. A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carrom.
  14. A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
  15. A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.
  16. A queen apple.
  17. A queen scallop.
  18. Ellipsis of queen post.
  19. A type of large roofing slate.
  20. A homosexual man, especially one who is effeminate or flaming.
  21. An adult female cat capable of breeding.
  22. Ellipsis of queen olive.
  23. Ellipsis of drag queen.
  24. Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding.
  25. A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).
  26. To act the part of a queen; to behave imperiously; to queen it.
  27. To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.
  28. To promote a pawn to a queen.
  29. To be the queen bee of a colony.
  30. To provide with a new queen bee.
  31. To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.
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