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/kwiːn/
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[kʰw̥iːn]
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kwiːn
Noun
The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
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The divorced king was looking for a new queen.
The king doth keepe his Reuels here to night. Take heede the Queene come not within his ſight.
A female monarch.
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But our mercifull Queene Elizabeth hath not burned the popiſh prieſtes on the alters where they committed idolatrie in ſaying of Maſſe, and worſhipped a piece of breade for the bodie of Chriſte (which ſhee might haue done if ſhee would) and yet you count not her for a godly and mercifull Queene.
In 1952, at the last accession, there were only eight members of the new entity taking shape in the outline of the British Empire. The Queen was the head of state in seven of them, and she was proclaimed Head of the Commonwealth to accommodate India’s lone status as a republic.
A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory).
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[…] and yet I will not ſay but amongſt duſt there is Pearle found, and in hard rockes Dyamonds of great value, and ſo amongſt many women there are ſome good, as that gracious and glorious Queene of all woman kinde the Virgin Mary the mother of al bliſſe, what wun her honour, but an humble minde and her paines and loue vnto our Sauiour Chriſt.
A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. An excellent woman.
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Always look after that girl, doc. She's a queen!
A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. A woman pre-eminent in a particular group or field.
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But now I was the Lord / Of this faire manſion,maſter of my ſeruants, / Queene ore my ſelfe : and euen now,but now.
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Regardless of what one thinks of that Hollywoodish distortion of her life story, it did stimulate an interest in the late Lady Day, though one might speculate as to whether the effect would have been the same had the film starred someone other than Diana Ross, a reigning queen of pop culture.
A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. An attractive woman; a female partner in a romantic relationship.
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Know you the town is full of folks? Know you the shows are full of queens? That every mail is full of jokes Born of the nation's brightest beans?
When I find my queen, we’re having a whole tribe like our grandparents used to swing it back in the day.
A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen. A girl or woman chosen to preside in an honorary or ceremonial manner over a specified festivity or occasion, as May Queen, Homecoming Queen, prom queen, pearly queen.
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My mother was queen of the St. Patrick's Day parade when she was 19.
Something regarded as the greatest of its kind or as having pre-eminence or power comparable to that of a queen over a given area.
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Thare saw I May, of myrthfull monethis quene.
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The foregoing eleven chapters of criticism were but preludes to an assertion: of theology as itself a social science, and the queen of the sciences for the inhabitants of the altera civitas, on pilgrimage through this temporary world.
Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games: A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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For this cauſe that when he [the pawn] can procede so well in warre, as to arriue at the laſte rancke of hys enemies, he is choſen and made the beſt piece of the playe, to wit, he is the Quene.
And, further, let us ſuppoſe, that your King is at Liberty to attack his Pawns upon one Side of the Board, by reckoning how many moves it will take your King to march and take thoſe two Pawns, and alſo, by adding the Number of Moves, which will be neceſſary for you to make a Queen with one of your Pawns: You will, by this Method, find out the exact number of Moves, before you can make a Queen.
Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games: A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.
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There is 5. trumps beside the Queene, yᵉ hindmost yᵘ shalt finde her
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Behold four Kings in majesty rever'd, / With hoary whiskers and a forky beard: / And four fair Queens whose hands sustain a flow'r / Th’ expressive emblem of their softer power; / Four Knaves, in garbs succinct, a trusty band, /Caps on their heads, and halberds in their hand; / And particolour’d troops, a shining train, / Draw forth to combat on the velvet plain.
Just remember that a nine or ten on the flop may trap you against the early raiser if he’s holding a big pair, or if he catches an ace or king or queen — or even a jack — on a later round.
Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games: A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom.
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Imran was good at carrom. Always after the bright red queen, the centre of attention on the board, he tussled to win it first.
A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
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Each time a worker shakes the queen, she grasps the queen with her forelegs and shakes her own body for a second or so, delivering 10 to 20 vigorous shakings of the queen […]
A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.
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A queen apple.
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A queen scallop.
A type of large roofing slate.
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A homosexual man, especially one who is effeminate or flaming.
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[…] all of these men are lasciviously dressed in womanly attire, short sleeves, low-necked dresses and the usual ball-room decorations and ornaments of women, feathered and ribboned head-dresses, garters, frills, flowers, ruffles, etc., and deport themselves as women. Standing or seated on a pedestal, but accessible to all the rest, is the naked queen (a male), whose phallic member, decorated with a ribbon, is subject to the gaze and osculations in turn, of all the members of this lecherous gang of sexual perverts and phallic fornicators.
[…] operator Charles Zipf described the "feminine" attire found in Gianelli’s room, reported his description of other "queens," and passed on "Salome's" admission of having had sex with men from the U.S.S. Baltimore.
But she's a queen, and such are queens that your laughter is sucked in their brains
Despite one's opinion of Sylvia I can attest to the purity of her intent and dedication, and, no one will dare deny she is one gutsy queen.
An adult female cat capable of breeding.
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A few outdoor houses for the queens are used.
When your queen has returned from the stud it is always advisable to keep her shut up until all restlessness has left her.
Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding.
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Ad Hoc Softwares has bright hand-blocked floral cotton bed linens from India, including flat full/queen sheets, were $85, now $51; standard pillowcases, were $18 each, now $10.80 […]
A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).
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To act the part of a queen; to behave imperiously; to queen it.
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To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.
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This dreame of mine / Being now awake, Ile Queene it no inch farther, / But milke my Ewes, and weepe.
To promote a pawn to a queen.
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Neither King will be able to stop the opponent's pawns from queening, when the game should be a draw. In such cases, which side queens first, or queens with check, can make a crucial difference. In this case, White promotes his pawn first and is able to put this advantage to good use.
To be the queen bee of a colony.
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They have all been queened by imported stock, or the best of home-bred mothers.
The nucleus should not be queened by a queen from any of the parent colonies.
To provide with a new queen bee.
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In queening his apiary, he aims to keep about half of the queens of the current season's rearing, and the other of the summer preceding.
If such a queen is immediately allowed to run through the entrance of a queenless colony, the queening is usually successful.
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Once you have introduced the queen, the first three steps of the capture have been completed, namely: blocking the tree, providing an alternate home, and queening the colony.
Sealed cells with about to emerge queens are used for queening the divisions.
To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.
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The classic posture, in which you lie on your back while the male serves you, may make him feel arrogant and in charge. Try Queening him. Have him lie on his back while you sit on his face (make sure he has an airway through either his mouth or his nose).
She saw his pink tongue flickering on Clare's exposed nympha as she queened him, her love juices shining on his chin and throat[…]
Noun
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
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a female sovereign ruler
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the wife or widow of a king
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something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
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Paris is the queen of cities
the queen of ocean liners
offensive term for a homosexual man
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one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
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(chess) the most powerful piece
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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
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female cat
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a female competitor who holds a preeminent position
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promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess
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become a queen
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her pawn queened