queen
//kwiːn//
Noun
A female monarch who rules a kingdom or empire in her own right.
Queen Elizabeth II ruled the United Kingdom for 70 years.
The wife of a king.
The queen stood beside the king at the ceremony.
The most powerful chess piece, able to move any number of squares in any direction.
She moved her queen across the board to checkmate the king.
A playing card bearing a picture of a queen, ranking between jack and king.
She played the queen of hearts and won the trick.
A reproductive female in a colony of social insects such as bees, ants, or termites.
The queen bee lays thousands of eggs in the hive.
A woman or thing regarded as the finest or most important in a particular sphere or group.
She is the queen of pop music.
Verb
To promote a pawn to a queen in chess when it reaches the opponent's back rank.
He queened his pawn and won the game.
To act like a queen; to behave in a regal or superior manner.
She likes to queen it over everyone at work.