queen s

A female monarch.

The wife, consort, or widow of a king.

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.

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.

(slang, originally US) An attractive woman; a female partner in a romantic relationship.

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.

(Christianity) The Virgin Mary (especially in formulations such as Queen of Heaven, Queen of Glory).

An excellent woman.

(chess) A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

(card 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.

A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.

(LGBTQ slang, sometimes derogatory) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.

An adult female cat capable of breeding.

A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carrom.

A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., especially Danaus gilippus).

Referring to one of several items used in tabletop games:

(attributive, originally Canada, US) Pertaining to a queen-size bed or queen-size bedding.

(obsolete) A type of flatfish, specifically the lemon sole.

(rare) A queen apple.

(now chiefly historical) A type of large roofing slate.

(originally UK) A queen scallop.

In Commonwealth realms, the personification of the Crown, particularly in legal matters.

A title used before the personal name of a queen.

(World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Q.

A surname transferred from the nickname, originating as a nickname.

An unincorporated community in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States, named after the Queen Ranch.

An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

(LGBTQ, slang) Ellipsis of drag queen. [(LGBTQ, originally slang) A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.]

Ellipsis of queen olive. [A superior kind of olive grown in Spain. It is large and oblong, with a small but long pit and a delicate flavour, and is cured when green.]

(construction, obsolete) Ellipsis of queen post. [(construction) A supporting post designed to span longer openings than a king post.]

Alternative letter-case form of queen (“female monarch”). [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]

Alternative letter-case form of queen (“consort or widow of a king”). [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]

Alternative letter-case form of queen (“Virgin Mary”). [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]

(transitive) To make a queen or (figuratively) to give the status of a queen.

(chess) To promote a pawn to a queen.

(beekeeping) To be the queen bee of a colony.

(beekeeping) To provide with a new queen bee.

(BDSM, slang, transitive, usually of a woman) To sit on a person’s face to receive oral sex, typically while straddling the person’s head.

(intransitive, obsolete) To act the part of a queen; to behave imperiously; to queen it.