Meaning of 'queen'

noun

female cat

Synonyms: tabby

noun

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites

noun

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

noun

(chess) the most powerful piece

noun

one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen

noun

offensive term for an openly homosexual man

Synonyms: fag fagot faggot pouf fairy nance pansy poof poove

noun

a competitor who holds a preeminent position

Synonyms: king world-beater

noun

a female sovereign ruler

Synonyms: queen regnant female monarch

noun

the wife or widow of a king

noun

something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind

Example: "Paris is the queen of cities"

verb

become a queen

Example: "Their pawn queened on their next move ."

verb

promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess