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queen

queen

27 3.7
A chess piece that can move any number of squares in any direction
  • noun
  • /kwin/
translation icon : dama
  • In chess, the queen can move any number of squares in straight lines, making her the most powerful piece.
  • king and queen
  • move the queen
  • take the queen

He does not return his precise gaze too long in your direction for fear he blames you and proceeds to take your queen.

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Examples

  • Anybody can sacrifice their queen, Josh.

  • Bishop takes queen.

  • Then can I put a queen here, here, here?

  • Wow, this is the queen right here.

  • Why did the computer move its queen or its virtual queen?

  • White moves his queen and says, "Check!"

    Fiction book (2001)
  • If we put a black queen here, it attacks all the squares except these two.

  • Capture the queen.

  • Queen to king four.

  • You can sacrifice the queen or the rook, but you're giving up something, and it's going to hurt.

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Idioms

9.9

Words people say to show relief or that something no longer matters

Compounds

drama queen
  • Offensive
25 7.1

A person who often reacts to small problems in a very emotional way

A woman who is the official ruler of England

queen bee
  • Informal
5 5.8

A woman who is most influential in a social group

5 3.2

A bed or mattress size larger than a double and smaller than a king, about 60 by 80 inches

4 9.9

An insulting name for a woman said to unfairly take government money, often used to express racist ideas

ice queen
  • Offensive
3 8.5

A woman who seems cold and not open about her feelings

queen mother
  • Formal
3 6.1

The mother of the current king or queen who keeps the title after her child becomes ruler

2 3.0

A bed or mattress larger than a double and smaller than a king

A wild plant with many thin leaves and groups of small white flowers like a carrot that grows in fields

1 3.4

A fertile female bee in a hive that lays all the eggs

coupon queen
  • Informal
1 6.7

A woman who finds and uses coupons to save money

1 8.8

A girl chosen to lead a May Day festival and represent spring

A climbing cactus with large fragrant flowers that open at night

Queen of Sheba
  • Literature
1 8.2

A famous queen known for her wisdom and great wealth who visited King Solomon

1 9.6

A girl chosen to lead May Day celebrations wearing a crown of flowers

size queen
  • Slang
1 9.9

A person who prefers larger sizes when buying things like bags or TVs

9.9

An insulting word for a man who hides that he is gay

complain queen
  • Informal
9.5

A woman or girl who often says she is unhappy about small things

faux queen
  • Neologism
9.9

A woman who pretends to be a queen but has no real royal title

hangar queen
  • Jargon
9.9

An aircraft that stays on the ground because it needs frequent repairs

A royal woman from ancient Nubia or a woman seen as strong, proud, and beautiful

queen consort
  • Formal
6.4

A woman who is the wife of a king but does not rule

queen dowager
  • Formal
8.4

A king's widow who keeps the title of queen after his death

A long bay of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada

A nickname for Charlotte, the biggest city in North Carolina

queen post
  • Specialized
9.0

A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof

A woman who rules a country because the king cannot, often until the heir is old enough

A woman who rules a country because she inherited the throne

queen triggerfish
  • Specialized
9.9

A brightly colored tropical fish with a deep body and long spines on its top fin, often near coral reefs

A region of Antarctica claimed by Norway between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea

queen mole rat
  • Specialized
9.2

A larger female in a colony of naked mole rats who is the only one to have babies

queen of beasts
  • Literature
8.4

A lion or lioness people see as very strong and noble

A female model who appears at car races to pose and promote teams

A person who currently holds the title of a beauty contest

9.9

A woman chosen at a farm fair to represent and support rice farmers

sea queen
  • Literature
9.9

A woman who leads pirates at sea, often in old Viking stories

slay queen
  • South African
9.9

A woman who wears bold clothes and shows great confidence

snow queen
  • Offensive
8.2

A woman who seems emotionally cold, often a very skilled ice skater

How Powerful

queen
27 3.7
rook
12 5.7
knight
20 4.2
bishop
15 3.2
pawn
29 3.4

Surface Forms

queen singular
queens plural

Etymology

The word queen for the chess piece is taken from the female ruler; it goes back to the old English cwen meaning 'woman', which is why the chess queen is the most powerful piece on the board.