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