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queen
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.queen Q0022800 (kwēn)n.1. a. The wife or widow of a king.b. A female sovereign.2. a. A woman considered preeminent in a particular field: the reigning queen of hip-hop.b. A woman chosen as the winner of a contest or the honorary head of an event: a beauty queen; the queen of the prom.3. Something having eminence or supremacy in a given domain and personified as a woman: Paris is regarded as the queen of cities.4. Abbr. Q Games a. The most powerful chess piece, able to move in any direction over any number of empty squares in a straight line.b. A playing card bearing the figure of a queen, ranking above the jack and below the king.5. a. The sole reproductive female, or one of several such females, in a colony of eusocial insects, such as bees, wasps, ants, or termites.b. The reproductive female in a colony of naked mole rats.6. A mature female cat, especially one kept for breeding purposes.7. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a gay man.8. A queen-size bed.v. queened, queen·ing, queens v.tr.1. To make (a woman) a queen.2. Games To raise (a pawn) to queen in chess.v.intr. Games To become a queen in chess.adj. Of or relating to a queen-size bed: queen sheets; a queen bed skirt.Idiom: queen it To act like a queen; domineer: queens it over the whole family.
[Middle English quene, from Old English cwēn; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.]Word History: On paper, a queen and a quean are easily distinguished. In speech, however, it is easy to imagine how the complete homophony of the two words, both referring to female persons, could lead to embarrassing double-entendres—a fact which has probably contributed to a decline in use of the word quean in modern times. How did this troubling homophony come about? Queen comes from Old English cwēn, pronounced (kwān) and meaning "queen, wife of a king." The Old English word descends from Germanic *kwēn-iz, "woman, wife, queen," a derivative of the Germanic root *kwen-, "woman." Modern English quean, on the other hand, descends from another Old English word, cwene, pronounced (kwĕn′ə) and meaning "woman, female, female serf." The Germanic source of cwene is *kwen-ōn-, "woman, wife." This Germanic word is a derivative of the same root *kwen-, "woman, wife," that is the source of Modern English queen. From the eleventh century onward, qwen, the Middle English descendant of Old English cwene, "woman, female serf," and ancestor of Modern English quean, was also used to mean "prostitute." Once established, this pejorative sense of quean drove out its neutral senses, and especially in the 16th and 17th centuries, the word was used almost solely to refer to prostitutes. Around the same time, in many English dialects the pronunciation of queen and quean became identical, leading to the obsolescence of the latter term outside of a few regions. The Germanic root *kwen-, "woman," comes by Grimm's Law from the Indo-European root *gwen-, "woman," which appears in at least two other English words borrowed from elsewhere in the Indo-European family. One is gynecology, from Greek gunē, "woman." Another, less obvious, one is banshee, "woman of the fairies," the wailing female spirit attendant on a death, from Old Irish ben, "woman."queen (kwiːn) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a female sovereign who is the official ruler or head of state2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the wife or widow of a king3. a woman or a thing personified as a woman considered the best or most important of her kind: a beauty queen; the queen of ocean liners. 4. slang an effeminate male homosexual5. (Zoology) a. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects, such as bees, ants, and termites, from the eggs of which the entire colony developsb. (as modifier): a queen bee. 6. (Zoology) an adult female cat7. (Card Games) one of four playing cards in a pack, one for each suit, bearing the picture of a queen8. (Chess & Draughts) a chess piece, theoretically the most powerful piece, able to move in a straight line in any direction or diagonally, over any number of squaresvb9. (Chess & Draughts) chess to promote (a pawn) to a queen when it reaches the eighth rank10. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to crown as queen11. (intr) informal (of a gay man) to flaunt one's homosexuality12. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (intr) to reign as queen13. queen it (often foll by over) informal to behave in an overbearing manner[Old English cwēn; related to Old Saxon quān wife, Old Norse kvæn, Gothic qēns wife]
Queen (kwiːn) n (Biography) Ellery (ˈɛlərɪ). pseudonym of Frederic Dannay (1905–82) and Manfred B. Lee (1905–71), US co-authors of detective novels featuring a sleuth also called Ellery Queenqueen (kwin)
n. 1. a female sovereign or monarch. 2. the wife or consort of a king. 3. a woman, or something personified as a woman, preeminent in some respect: a beauty queen; Athens, the queen of the Aegean. 4. Slang. a. Usually Disparaging and Offensive. (a term used to refer to a male homosexual, esp. one who is flamboyantly campy.) b. drag queen. 5. a playing card bearing a picture of a queen. 6. the most powerful chess piece of either color, able to be moved across any number of empty squares in any direction. 7. a fertile female ant, bee, termite, or wasp. 8. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter Q. v.i. 9. to reign as queen. 10. to behave in an imperious or pretentious manner (usu. fol. by it). 11. (of a pawn in chess) to become promoted to a queen. v.t. 12. to make a queen of; crown. [before 900; Middle English quene, quen, Old English cwēn woman, queen, c. Old Norse kvān, Gothic qēns] usage: Definition 4a is usually used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. However, it is also used by homosexuals as a positive term of self-reference. Queen (kwin)
n. Ellery, joint pen name of Manfred Bennington Lee and Frederic Dannay. queen (kwēn) The fertile, fully developed female in a colony of social bees, ants, or termites. The queen's sole function is to lay eggs.queen - A litter-bearing female cat.See also related terms for litter.queen
Past participle: queened
Gerund: queening
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| I queen | | you queen | | he/she/it queens | | we queen | | you queen | | they queen |
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| I queened | | you queened | | he/she/it queened | | we queened | | you queened | | they queened |
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| I am queening | | you are queening | | he/she/it is queening | | we are queening | | you are queening | | they are queening |
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| I have queened | | you have queened | | he/she/it has queened | | we have queened | | you have queened | | they have queened |
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| I was queening | | you were queening | | he/she/it was queening | | we were queening | | you were queening | | they were queening |
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| I had queened | | you had queened | | he/she/it had queened | | we had queened | | you had queened | | they had queened |
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| I will queen | | you will queen | | he/she/it will queen | | we will queen | | you will queen | | they will queen |
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| I will have queened | | you will have queened | | he/she/it will have queened | | we will have queened | | you will have queened | | they will have queened |
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| I will be queening | | you will be queening | | he/she/it will be queening | | we will be queening | | you will be queening | | they will be queening |
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| I have been queening | | you have been queening | | he/she/it has been queening | | we have been queening | | you have been queening | | they have been queening |
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| I will have been queening | | you will have been queening | | he/she/it will have been queening | | we will have been queening | | you will have been queening | | they will have been queening |
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| I had been queening | | you had been queening | | he/she/it had been queening | | we had been queening | | you had been queening | | they had been queening |
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| I would queen | | you would queen | | he/she/it would queen | | we would queen | | you would queen | | they would queen |
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| I would have queened | | you would have queened | | he/she/it would have queened | | we would have queened | | you would have queened | | they would have queened |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  queen - the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggsinsect - small air-breathing arthropodqueen bee - fertile egg-laying female bee | | 2. |  queen - a female sovereign ruler female monarch, queen regnantroyal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"female aristocrat - a woman who is an aristocratQueen of England - the sovereign ruler of Englandking, male monarch, Rex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom | | 3. | queen - the wife or widow of a kingroyal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"female aristocrat - a woman who is an aristocratqueen consort - the wife of a reigning kingqueen dowager - the widow of a kingqueen regent - a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot | | 4. | queen - something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind; "Paris is the queen of cities"; "the queen of ocean liners"personification - a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism" | | 5. | queen - a competitor who holds a preeminent positionworld-beater, kingchallenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" | | 6. |  queen - offensive term for an openly homosexual manfag, faggot, fagot, poof, poove, pouf, queer, nance, fairy, pansyderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethinggay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man | | 7. | queen - one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queencourt card, face card, picture card - one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a facedeck of cards, pack of cards, deck - a pack of 52 playing cards | | 8. | queen - (chess) the most powerful piecechess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingchess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess | | 9. | queen - an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few malesqueen mole ratnaked mole rat - fetal-looking colonial rodent of East Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites | | 10. | queen - female cattabbydomestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis | | Verb | 1. | queen - promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chesspromote - change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent | | 2. | queen - become a queen; "her pawn queened"chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingpromote - be changed for a superior chess or checker piece |
queennoun1. sovereign, ruler, monarch, leader, Crown, princess, majesty, head of state, Her Majesty, empress, crowned head the time she met the Queen2. leading light, star, favourite, celebrity, darling, mistress, idol, big name, doyenne the queen of crime writing3. (Informal) homosexual, gay, queer (informal, derogatory), homo (informal, derogatory), jessie (slang), pansy (informal, derogatory), homosexual man, poof (Brit. & Austral. derogatory slang), effeminate man, diva, prima donna, batty boy (slang), camp man, shirt-lifter (derogatory slang), woofter (derogatory slang) What a boring old queen he was.Quotations
"queen: a woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"I'd like to be a queen of people's hearts, in people's hearts, but I don't see myself being Queen of this country" [Diana, Princess of Wales]Translations女王扑克牌中的王后王后男同性恋的女性角色专门产卵的雌虫queen (kwiːn) noun1. a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth. the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II. 女王 女王2. the wife of a king. The king and his queen were both present. 王后 王后3. a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special. a beauty queen; a movie queen. 出眾的女人 出众的女人4. a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it. I have two aces and a queen. (撲克牌中的)王后 （扑克牌中的）王后 5. an important chess-piece. a bishop, a king and a queen. (國際象棋中的)王后 （国际象棋中的）王后 6. the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps). 專門產卵的雌蟲(尤指女王蜂、蟻后) 专门产卵的雌虫（尤指女王蜂、蚁后） 7. (slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role. (俚)扮演女性角色的男同性戀者 （俚）男同性恋的女性角色 ˈqueenly adjective of, like or suitable for, a queen. 女王般的，適合女王的 女王的，适合女王的 queen mother the mother of the reigning king or queen, who was herself once a queen. 皇太后 皇太后
queen
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.queen n. a homosexual male. Tom is getting to be such a queen. See:- bean queen
- beauty queen
- bio queen
- drag queen
- drama queen
- faux queen
- hangar queen
- ice queen
- in the days of Queen Dick
- in the reign of Queen Dick
- queen
- Queen Anne is dead
- Queen Anne's dead
- queen bee
- Queen Bey
- queen it
- queen it over (one)
- queen it over somebody
- Queen's English
- Queen's weather
- size queen
- take the King's/Queen's shilling
- the King's English
- the King's/Queen's English
- the Queen's English
- the uncrowned king/queen
- the uncrowned king/queen of (something)
- turn king's/queen's evidence
- yasss queen
queen
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.queen1. a female sovereign who is the official ruler or head of state 2. the wife or widow of a king 3. a. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects, such as bees, ants, and termites, from the eggs of which the entire colony develops b. (as modifier): a queen bee 4. an adult female cat 5. one of four playing cards in a pack, one for each suit, bearing the picture of a queen 6. a chess piece, theoretically the most powerful piece, able to move in a straight line in any direction or diagonally, over any number of squares queen[kwēn] (invertebrate zoology) A mature, fertile female in a colony of ants, bees, or termites, whose function is to lay eggs. Queen (dreams)In African folklore, the King is said to be “the one who holds all life, human and cosmic, in his hands; the keystone of society and the universe.” In the modern world, we may not associate the King with ultimate power, knowledge, or wisdom. However, historically the mythical King was highly spiritual, was the center of the wheel of life, and was said to have a regulatory function in the cosmos. Psychologically, the king and the queen are said to be the “archetypes of human perfection.” As a dream symbol, you can understand the king or queen in your dream by realizing that they represent your ability for independence, self-understanding, and self-determination. They also represent inner wealth that will enable you to be your best and help you to achieve your goals. Consciously, you may never have the desire to be a king or queen, but psychologically, these figures are symbolic of our highest potential and our desire to be the “king or queen” of our own world and our own lives. On rare occasions and depending on the details of the dream, the king and queen may represent a powerful force that is unkind and tyrannical.queen
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.queen Sociology
A commonly used but derogatory term for a male homosexual, especially one who is flamboyantly effeminate.
Vox populi
A female monarch.Queen
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.QUEEN. There are several kinds of queens in some countries. 1. Queen regnant, is a woman who possesses in her own right the executive power of the country.
2. Queen consort, is the wife of a king.
3. Queen dowager is the widow of a king. In the United States there is no one with this title. QUEEN
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| QUEEN➣Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North | | QUEEN➣Quick Uplink, Expandable Executive (NSSC-1) |
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Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.Synonyms for queennoun sovereignSynonyms- sovereign
- ruler
- monarch
- leader
- Crown
- princess
- majesty
- head of state
- Her Majesty
- empress
- crowned head
noun leading lightSynonyms- leading light
- star
- favourite
- celebrity
- darling
- mistress
- idol
- big name
- doyenne
noun homosexualSynonyms- homosexual
- gay
- queer
- homo
- jessie
- pansy
- homosexual man
- poof
- effeminate man
- diva
- prima donna
- batty boy
- camp man
- shirt-lifter
- woofter
Synonyms for queennoun the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termitesRelated Wordsnoun a female sovereign rulerSynonyms- female monarch
- queen regnant
Related Words- royal family
- royal house
- royal line
- royalty
- female aristocrat
- Queen of England
Antonymsnoun the wife or widow of a kingRelated Words- royal family
- royal house
- royal line
- royalty
- female aristocrat
- queen consort
- queen dowager
- queen regent
noun something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kindRelated Wordsnoun a competitor who holds a preeminent positionSynonymsRelated Words- challenger
- competitor
- contender
- rival
- competition
noun offensive term for an openly homosexual manSynonyms- fag
- faggot
- fagot
- poof
- poove
- pouf
- queer
- nance
- fairy
- pansy
Related Words- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
- gay man
- shirtlifter
noun one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queenRelated Words- court card
- face card
- picture card
- deck of cards
- pack of cards
- deck
noun (chess) the most powerful pieceRelated Words- chess game
- chess
- chess piece
- chessman
noun an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few malesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun female catSynonymsRelated Words- domestic cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domesticus
- house cat
verb promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chessRelated Wordsverb become a queenRelated Words |