what does queen mean?
QUEEN as NOUN
- Meaning
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Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites
- its function is to lay eggs
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- especially large and only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring sired by only a few males
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- (chess) the most powerful piece
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a competitor who holds a preeminent position
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Antonym(s)
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the wife or widow of a king
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
Usage Example(s)
- Paris is the queen of cities
- the queen of ocean liners
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
QUEEN as VERB
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess
Hypernyms(s) queen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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