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 genus Crataegus genus Crataegus /ˈdʒiːnəs krəˈtiːgəs/

noun

  1. Thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple  ( Crataegus , genus Crataegus )
    thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple


 queen queen /ˈkwiːn/

noun

  1. () The only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs  ( queen )
    the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
      The queen bee ruled over her bustling hive, ensuring its productivity and growth.
    The queen bee ruled over her bustling hive, ensuring its productivity and growth.
  2. () A female sovereign ruler  ( female monarch , queen regnant , queen )
    a female sovereign ruler
      The benevolent queen ruled over her kingdom with grace and wisdom.
    The benevolent queen ruled over her kingdom with grace and wisdom.
  3. () The wife or widow of a king  ( queen )
    the wife or widow of a king
     The queen addressed her subjects from the palace balcony.
    The queen addressed her subjects from the palace balcony.
  4. Female cat  ( queen , tabby )
    female cat
  5. 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  ( queen , queen mole rat )
    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
  6. (chess) the most powerful piece  ( queen )
    (chess) the most powerful piece
     He sacrificed his pawn to save his queen, the most powerful piece on the board.
    He sacrificed his pawn to save his queen, the most powerful piece on the board.
  7. One of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen  ( queen )
    one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen
     The queen is the most powerful piece in chess
    The queen is the most powerful piece in chess
  8. Offensive term for a homosexual man  ( fag , faggot , fagot , fairy , nance , pansy , poof , poove , pouf , queen , queer )
    offensive term for a homosexual man
  9. A competitor who holds a preeminent position  ( queen , world-beater , king )
    a competitor who holds a preeminent position
  10. Something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind  ( queen )
    something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
     Paris is the queen of cities
    Paris is the queen of cities
     The queen of ocean liners
    the queen of ocean liners

verb

  1. (chess) become a queen  ( queen )
    (chess) become a queen
     Her pawn queened
    her pawn queened
  2. Promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess  ( queen )
    promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess


 beguine beguine /bɪˈɡiːn/

noun

  1. A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba  ( beguine )
    a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
  2. Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance  ( beguine )
    music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
     The beguine rhythm filled the air, reminding me of my trip to the Caribbean.
    The beguine rhythm filled the air, reminding me of my trip to the Caribbean.

 Beguine

  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life  ( Beguine )
    (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life


 tube-nosed fruit bat tube-nosed fruit bat /ˈtjuːb noʊzd fruːt bæt/

noun

  1. () Any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes  ( harpy , harpy bat , tube-nosed bat , tube-nosed fruit bat )
    any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
     At dusk, the tube-nosed fruit bat emerges, its distinctive nostrils helping it navigate the night.
    At dusk, the tube-nosed fruit bat emerges, its distinctive nostrils helping it navigate the night.