1. queen

noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs.

Rhymes with Queen

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How do you pronounce queen?

Pronounce queen as kwin.

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Sentences with queen

1. Noun, singular or mass
Esther is a Jewish woman selected by the ruler of a Persian empire to become his queen.

2. Adjective
A well-nourished female larva develops into a queen, while an undernourished female becomes a worker ant.

Quotes about queen

1. I grew up when one of America's greatest black playwrights, August Wilson, was writing about life in Pittsburgh, but I never saw myself in any of his straight-male plays. And then I see 'Angels,' which was so honest and painful, and it had this black drag queen in it, Belize, with a big heart. I finally had a character to relate to.
- Billy Porter

2. Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.'I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. There goes the shawl again!
- Lewis Carroll

3. The Queen's Pride was his ship, and he loved her. (That was the way his sentences always went: It is raining today and I love you. My cold is better and I love you. Say hello to Horse and I love you. Like that.)
- William Goldman, The Princess Bride

2. queen

noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] a female sovereign ruler.

3. queen

noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] the wife or widow of a king.

4. queen

noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] offensive term for an openly homosexual man.

5. queen

noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] 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. queen

verb. ['ˈkwiːn'] become a queen.

7. queen

noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen.

8. queen

noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] female cat.

9. queen

noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] (chess) the most powerful piece.

10. queen

noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] a competitor who holds a preeminent position.