to act in a superior fashion

a woman who dresses as a man and impersonates male characteristics for public entertainment

a very large, edible spider crab ( Paralithodes camtschatica ) of the N Pacific

a New Zealand fern , Marattia salicina , with long heavy fronds

a knockout blow , esp an unfair one

a tragedy by Shakespeare ( c . 1606)

a vertical post connecting the apex of a triangular roof truss to the tie beam

A king-size or king-sized version of something is a larger size than the standard version, and may be the largest size available .

any of the greater Viking pirate chiefs who led raids on the coasts of early medieval Europe

known as le roi soleil (the Sun King). 1638–1715, king of France (1643–1715); son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria . Effective ruler from 1661, he established an absolute monarchy . His attempt to establish French supremacy in Europe, waging almost continual wars from 1667 to 1714, ultimately failed . But his reign is regarded as a golden age of French literature and art

cooked in a cream sauce with mushrooms and green peppers

a very large venomous tropical Asian elapid snake , Ophiophagus hannah , that feeds on snakes and other reptiles and extends its neck into a hood when alarmed

any of several large prawns of the genus Penaeus, which are fished commercially in Australian waters

→ chinook salmon

Ronald Gordon , known as Dick . 1922–2011, British writer for children; his numerous books include The Sheep Pig (1984) and the Sophie series

any nonvenomous North American colubrid snake of the genus Lampropeltis, feeding on other snakes, small mammals , etc

the male London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons

→ the King Country

a knockout blow , esp an unfair one

a large penguin , Aptenodytes patagonica, found on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle

a large, black-and-white vulture , Sarcorhamphus papa , of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck

the highest rank of heraldic officer , itself divided into the ranks of Garter , Clarenceaux, and Norroy and Ulster . In Scotland the first is Lyon

the supreme court of common law

→ cobalt blue

a white ceremonial ensign with a royal cipher , flown on special occasions by the British Royal Navy

→ scrofula

a market town in E England, in Norfolk on the estuary of the Great Ouse near the Wash : a leading port in the Middle Ages . Pop: 40 921 (2001)

(in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places

(in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is female) a Scout who has passed the highest tests of endurance , proficiency, and skill

a man or woman of high status among a certain group

a lion

God

a pair of silk flags with the British royal cipher , announcing the monarch's presence

a barrister appointed to be counsel of the British Crown

(esp when the sovereign is male ) standard Southern British English

(in Britain , esp when the sovereign is male ) any public road or right of way

a very large double bed , usually the biggest size that is available

A king-sized bed is a bed that is the largest size available .

(in England when the sovereign is male) an official empowered to intervene in divorce and certain other cases when it is alleged that facts are being suppressed

(in Britain and the dominions of the Commonwealth ) the speech at the opening of each session of Parliament in which the Government outlines its legislative programme. It is read by the sovereign or his or her representative

→ orpiment

the Platonic ideal of a ruler , philosophically trained and enlightened

the pivot bolt that connects the body of a horse-drawn carriage to the front axle and provides the steering joint

king (1361–1352 bc ) of the 18th dynasty of Egypt . His tomb near Luxor , discovered in 1922, contained many material objects

If you refer to a sum of money as a king's ransom , you are emphasizing that it is very large.

a weedy edible chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium bonus-henricus , of N Europe , W Asia , and North America, having arrow-shaped leaves and clusters of small green flowers

→ Authorized Version

a game in which each player attempts to climb to the top of some point, as a mound of earth, and to prevent all others from pushing or pulling him or her off the top

→ state's evidence

a person whose job is to deliver the King's messages and to bring messages to him