KING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

    Hypernyms(s) king is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

    Hypernyms(s) king is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a checker that has been moved to the opponent’’s first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward

    Hypernyms(s) king is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a very wealthy or powerful businessman

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    • an oil baron

    Hypernyms(s) king is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  5. Meaning
    • a male sovereign
    • ruler of a kingdom

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    Hypernyms(s) king is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  6. Meaning
    • a competitor who holds a preeminent position

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    Hypernyms(s) king is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

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    Hypernyms(s) King is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

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    Hypernyms(s) King is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  9. Meaning
    • United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)

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    Hypernyms(s) King is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  10. Meaning
    • preeminence in a particular category or group or field

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    • the lion is the king of beasts

    Hypernyms(s) king is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower