king
- noun
- /kɪŋ/
- The people on the playing cards are referred to as "kings" and "queens."
- a king card
- ace and king
- king of spades
OK, where king, king of spades doesn't, let's say Jack of spades.
- OK, where king, king of spades doesn't, let's say Jack of spades.
Examples
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"Does this -- this red king have anything to offer me?
Fiction book (1993) -
A pair of kings.
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We got a queen and the king and finally the A's.
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Jack turns over the bank's cards: a king and an ace.
Fiction book (1998) -
Seth puts a king on top of his hand.
Fiction book (2000) -
You just threw down three kings.
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Max kept the ten of spades with his king and took two more cards.
Fiction book (2002) -
Max kept the king of spades and tossed three cards back into the pile.
Fiction book (2002) -
Pocket kings.
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I drew a king in the last hand of the poker game.
Synonyms
A small flat piece of thick paper with numbers or pictures used in games
A playing card with a picture of a king, queen, or jack
A playing card with a picture of a person, like a jack, queen or king
A playing card that shows a person like a king, queen, or jack
Idioms
Compounds
A public holiday in the United States on the third Monday in January to honor Martin Luther King Jr
- Literature
An English translation of the Bible first published in 1611, known for beautiful language and its influence
- Offensive
A man or boy who makes his feelings seem bigger than they are to get attention
- Specialized
A large fish with a long pointed nose eaten as food and often caught for sport
A very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska with a spiny shell and sweet meat
- US
A North American snake that does not have venom and often eats other snakes and small animals
A large penguin with bright orange head patches that lives on islands near Antarctica
- Informal
A person who often says they are unhappy and finds fault with many small things
A large crab that lives in cold northern Pacific waters near Alaska and Japan
Meat from the legs of a large crab that lives in cold northern waters, usually sweet and tender
The sweet meat from the legs of a very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska
- US
A large black-and-white bird with a colorful bare head that eats dead animals in Central and South America
- Australian
An evergreen mountain tree from Tasmania with sharp leaves that curve inward
- Literature
A round table where King Arthur and his knights sat as equals
A very large thin fish from deep water with a long body and a bright red fin
- Archaic
A ruler of German lands in the Middle Ages who princes often choose before becoming Holy Roman Emperor
- Specialized
A vertical post in the middle of a triangular roof frame that supports the beam
A United States holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr held on a Monday near January 15
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Etymology
King comes from an old word kin meaning 'family' or 'people', and playing cards show pictures of these rulers. So the king card is simply a card that bears the image of a ruler.