king
🇺🇸
/kɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/kɪŋ/
noun
A2
A man who rules a country with a royal family.
The king lives in a big palace.
R
The best or most important person, animal, or thing of its kind.
The lion is called the king of the jungle.
R
A very large type of animal or plant, shown by adding 'king' to its name.
A king penguin is bigger than other penguins.
R
The most important piece in chess that can move one square in any direction.
In chess, you must protect your king.
R
A playing card with a picture of a king on it.
He drew the king of hearts from the deck.
translation
A man who rules a country with a royal family.; The best or most important person, animal, or thing of its kind.; A very large type of animal or plant, shown by adding 'king' to its name.; The most important piece in chess that can move one square in any direction.; A playing card with a picture of a king on it.
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Plural
kings