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   queen

   /kwiːn/

   noun

   • 1. the female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth: "he insisted the princess could be crowned queen" Similar monarchsovereignhead of staterulerCrownHer Majestyking's consortqueen consortqueen mother
   • ▪ a king's wife. Similar monarchsovereignhead of staterulerCrownHer Majestyking's consortqueen consortqueen mother
   • ▪ a woman or thing regarded as the finest or most outstanding in a particular sphere or group: "the queen of the social columns" Similar doyennestarleading lightcelebritybig namesuperstartop dogqueen beemistressprima donnaidolheroinefavouritedarlinggoddessbellepin-up
   • ▪ a woman or girl chosen to hold the most important position in a festival or event: "she's the official carnival queen"
   • ▪ (in the UK) the national anthem when there is a female sovereign. dated
   • 2. the most powerful chess piece that each player has, able to move in any direction along a rank, file, or diagonal on which it stands.
   • 3. a playing card bearing a representation of a queen, normally ranking next below a king and above a jack.
   • 4. a reproductive female in a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites, frequently the only one present in a colony.
   • 5. a gay man, especially one with an ostentatiously affected, flamboyant, or feminine manner. offensive
   • 6. an adult female cat that has not been spayed.

   verb

   • 1. behave in an unpleasantly superior way towards (someone): "Monique was queening it over everybody"
   • 2. convert (a pawn) into a queen when it reaches the opponent's back rank on the board.

   Word Origin Old Englishcwēn, of Germanic origin; related to quean.

   Derivatives

   • 1. queendom noun
   • 2. queenless adjective
   • 3. queenlike adjective
   • 4. queenship noun
   • 5. queenhood noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

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