Definitions for Queen
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Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. queen(noun)

   the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

2. queen, queen regnant, female monarch(noun)

   a female sovereign ruler

3. queen(noun)

   the wife or widow of a king

4. queen(noun)

   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"

5. king, queen, world-beater(noun)

   a competitor who holds a preeminent position

6. queen(noun)

   one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen

7. queen(noun)

   (chess) the most powerful piece

8. queen, queen mole rat(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 males

9. tabby, queen(verb)

   female cat

10. queen(verb)

    promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess

11. queen(verb)

    become a queen

    "her pawn queened"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. queen(Noun)

   A female monarch. Example: Queen Victoria

   Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

2. queen(Noun)

   The wife or widow of a king. Example: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

   Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

3. queen(Noun)

   The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

   Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

4. queen(Noun)

   A playing card with the picture of a queen on its face, the twelfth card in a given suit.

   Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

5. queen(Noun)

   A powerful or forceful female person.

   Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

6. queen(Noun)

   An effeminate male homosexual. See drag queen.

   Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

7. queen(Noun)

   A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.

   Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

8. queen(Noun)

   An adult female cat valued for breeding. See tom.

   Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

9. queen(Verb)

   to make a queen

   Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

10. queen(Verb)

    to promote a pawn, usually to a queen.

    Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

11. queen(Verb)

    To sit on the face of (a partner) to receive oral sex.

    Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

12. Queen(ProperNoun)

    A title given to queens.

    Queen Elizabeth II

    Etymology: From quene, from cwen, cwene. The same Middle English word also yielded quean. Ultimately from kwēniz, from gʷḗn.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Queen(noun)

   the wife of a king

   Etymology: [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qun wife, woman, Icel. kvn wife, queen, Goth. qns. 221. See Quean.]

2. Queen(noun)

   a woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots

   Etymology: [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qun wife, woman, Icel. kvn wife, queen, Goth. qns. 221. See Quean.]

3. Queen(noun)

   a woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc

   Etymology: [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qun wife, woman, Icel. kvn wife, queen, Goth. qns. 221. See Quean.]

4. Queen(noun)

   the fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites

   Etymology: [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qun wife, woman, Icel. kvn wife, queen, Goth. qns. 221. See Quean.]

5. Queen(noun)

   the most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen

   Etymology: [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qun wife, woman, Icel. kvn wife, queen, Goth. qns. 221. See Quean.]

6. Queen(noun)

   a playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades

   Etymology: [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qun wife, woman, Icel. kvn wife, queen, Goth. qns. 221. See Quean.]

7. Queen(noun)

   a male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing

   Etymology: [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qun wife, woman, Icel. kvn wife, queen, Goth. qns. 221. See Quean.]

8. Queen(verb)

   to act the part of a queen

   Etymology: [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qun wife, woman, Icel. kvn wife, queen, Goth. qns. 221. See Quean.]

9. Queen(verb)

   to make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn

   Etymology: [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qun wife, woman, Icel. kvn wife, queen, Goth. qns. 221. See Quean.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Queen

   Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works, incorporating further diverse styles into their music. Before joining Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had been playing together in a band named Smile with bassist Tim Staffell. Freddie Mercury was a fan of Smile, and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques after Staffell's departure in 1970. Mercury himself joined the band shortly thereafter, changed the name of the band to "Queen", and adopted his familiar stage name. John Deacon was recruited prior to recording their eponymous debut album. Queen enjoyed success in the UK with their debut and its follow-up, Queen II, but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack and A Night at the Opera that gained the band international success. The latter featured "Bohemian Rhapsody", which stayed at number one in the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks; it charted at number one in several other territories, and gave the band their first top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. Their 1977 album, News of the World, contained two of rock's most recognisable anthems, "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions". By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world, and their performance at 1985's Live Aid is regarded as one of the greatest in rock history. In 1991, Mercury died of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS, and Deacon retired in 1997. Since then, May and Taylor have infrequently performed together, including a collaboration with Paul Rodgers under the name Queen + Paul Rodgers which ended in May 2009.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Queen

   kwēn, n. the wife of a king: a female sovereign: the best or chief of her kind: a queen-bee or queen-ant: of playing-cards, one with the queen painted on it: the piece in chess which is the most deadly in attack.—v.i. to play the queen.—ns. Queen′-app′le, Queen′ing, the name of several varieties of apple; Queen′-bee, the sole female of a bee-hive, considerably larger than an ordinary bee; Queen′-con′sort, the wife of the reigning sovereign—opp. to Queen′-reg′nant, holding the crown in her own right; Queen′craft, craft or policy on the part of a queen; Queen′dom, queenly rule or dignity: the realm of a queen; Queen′-dow′ager, the widow of a deceased king; Queen′hood, the state of being a queen; Queen′let, a petty queen.—adjs. Queen′-like, Queen′ly, like a queen: becoming or suitable to a queen.—n. Queen′liness.—adv. Queen′ly, like a queen.—ns. Queen′-moth′er, a queen-dowager, the mother of the reigning king or queen; Queen′-of-the-mead′ows, the meadow-sweet; Queen′-post (archit.), one of two upright posts in a trussed roof, resting upon the tie-beam, and supporting the principal rafters; Queen′-rē′gent, a queen who reigns as regent; Queen's′-arm, a musket; Queen′ship, the state, condition, or dignity of a queen; Queen′-stitch, a square or chequer pattern in embroidery stitch.—Queen Anne's Bounty, a fund for augmenting the incomes of the poorer clergy of England, set aside in 1703; Queen Anne style (archit.), the style popular in the early part of the 18th century, the buildings plain and simple, with classic cornices and details, and frequently with large windows divided by mullions; Queen of heaven, a title often given to the goddess Astarte or Ashtoreth: among Roman Catholics, a title for the Virgin Mary; Queen of the May=May-queen (see May); * Queen's Bench (court of: see King); * Queen's colour, one of the pair of colours belonging to each regiment in our army; * Queen's counsel (see Counsel); * Queen's English, correct use of the English language; * Queen's evidence (see Evident); * Queen's messenger (see Message); Queen's metal, an alloy consisting chiefly of tin; Queen's tobacco pipe, the facetious designation of a peculiarly shaped kiln which used to be situated at the corner of the tobacco warehouses belonging to the London Docks, and in which contraband goods were burned; Queen's ware, a variety of Wedgwood ware, otherwise known as cream-coloured ware; Queen's yellow, the yellow subsulphate of mercury. [A.S. cwén; Goth. kwēns, Ice. kván, kvæn.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. QUEEN

   One entitled to rule a nation, make up a deck, or beat a knave.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Queen' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1339

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Queen' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1902

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Queen' in Nouns Frequency: #598

How to pronounce Queen?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Queen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Queen in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Queen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Queen in a Sentence

1. Fred Kennedy:

   ACTUV represents a new vision of naval surface warfare that trades small numbers of very capable, high-value assets for large numbers of commoditized, simpler platforms that are more capable in the aggregate, the U.S. military has talked about the strategic importance of replacing ‘king’ and ‘queen’ pieces on the maritime chessboard with lots of ‘pawns,’ and ACTUV is a first step toward doing exactly that.

2. Kensington Palace:

   The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince Henry of Wales, his titles will be Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel. Prince Harry thus becomes His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex, and Ms. Meghan Markle on marriage will become Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex.

3. Sharon Osbourne:

   We love each other more than anything. We all make mistakes and we all know that. I mean, I am the queen of making mistakes, we may be dysfunctional, we may be different but what we have which sadly most people don’t is true love.

4. Lewis Carroll:

   No, no! said the Queen. Sentence firstverdict afterwards.

5. Julie Montagu:

   … The British are incredibly excited, listen, we’ve had sort of this bad rap as Americans, because of Wallis Simpson. So the British are like, ‘Another American divorcee. Look at what happened the last time.’ The last time King Edward had to abdicate because he wanted to marry the love of his life, and now Harry’s able to marry the love of his life without having to go through any red tape, and he immediately got the queen’s blessing.

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