queen

🇺🇸 /kwiːn/ 🇬🇧 /kwiːn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A2

A woman who rules a country with a royal family.

The queen of England lives in a palace.

A2

The wife of a king.

The king and queen visited the city together.

R

The best or most important person or thing in a group.

She is the queen of fashion in our school.

R

A girl chosen for special honors at a school event.

She was voted homecoming queen by her classmates.

R

The strongest piece in chess that can move many ways.

In chess, protect your queen to win the game.

R

A playing card with a picture of a queen.

I have the queen of hearts in my hand.

R

A female insect that lays eggs for the group.

The queen bee leads the hive and lays all the eggs.

R

A rude word for a gay man who acts like a woman.

Using queen as an insult is hurtful and wrong.

translation

n. A woman who rules a country with a royal family.; The wife of a king.; The best or most important person or thing in a group.; A girl chosen for special honors at a school event.; The strongest piece in chess that can move many ways.; A playing card with a picture of a queen.; A female insect that lays eggs for the group.; A rude word for a gay man who acts like a woman.

Word Forms

Plural queens