queen
/kwin/
verb
- To act like a queen; to behave in a proud or commanding manner.
- Stop queening around and help us clean up.
- He accused her of queening it up at the party.
- She tends to queen over her friends, always wanting things her way.
- In chess, to promote a pawn to a queen when it reaches the opposite side of the board.
- He queened his pawn and quickly won the game.
- If you queen that pawn, you'll have a strong advantage.
- She carefully queened the pawn, turning it into a powerful piece.
noun
- The female ruler of a country, usually the wife of a king or a monarch in her own right.
- Visitors to the palace often hope to catch a glimpse of the queen.
- The queen gave a speech to the nation on her birthday.
- The queen has ruled the country for over sixty years.
- A playing card with a picture of a queen, ranking below a king and above a jack.
- I need the queen of spades to complete my straight flush.
- He won the hand by playing the queen of hearts.
- She carefully placed the queen on top of the pile.
- The most powerful piece in chess, able to move any number of squares in any direction.
- Losing your queen early in a chess game is often a disaster.
- She moved her queen to check the opponent's king.
- He sacrificed his queen to force a checkmate.
- A female insect that lays eggs and is the leader of a colony, especially in bees, ants, or termites.
- Ant colonies have a single queen that produces all the workers.
- The queen bee is the only female in the hive that lays eggs.
- The termite queen can live for many years and grow very large.
- A woman who is considered the best or most important in a particular area or activity.
- She is the queen of country music with dozens of hit songs.
- After winning the competition, she was crowned the queen of the dance floor.
- The local bakery is known as the queen of cupcakes in our town.
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