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queen

queen

215 2.1
A person or thing considered the best in its group
  • noun
  • /kwin/
translation icon : reina
  • You are the queen.
  • beauty queen
  • homecoming queen
  • pageant queen

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Examples

  • But I promise you now, Nancy Gooding, you'll not be doing the same, because you... are a queen.

  • I'm Kim Kiyosaki, yes, the queen of cash flow.

  • I look like a queen of the ice world.

  • And yeah, I feel very like the queen of the house here.

  • Open your mouth, close your eyes, and see what the queen's got for you.

  • You will be as beautiful as a queen when decorating your body...

  • But for one of you to become a queen, you must be more beautiful than Ella is.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The 1996 Ole Mississippi homecoming queen noted that "after weeks of anticipation, the crowning day is here."

    Academic text (2005)
  • She's a scammer, a thief, the queen of self-pity, the Empress of Sorrow.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Many consider Beyoncé the queen of modern pop music.

Synonyms

king
vsqueen
508 1.0

The most important person or thing in a field

refers specifically to a woman or female example rather than a male one
queen bee
vsqueen
  • Informal
5 5.8

A woman who is most influential in a social group

means being regarded as the best or most outstanding rather than only socially dominant

Antonyms

63 3.7

Not as good in quality as something else

A person or thing that has no special quality

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 Important

queen
215 2.1
star
1.1
notable
5 4.1
member
1.4

Surface Forms

queen singular
queens plural

Etymology

Calling something the queen of a place uses the idea of a queen as the top female leader from old English cwen 'woman', so it means the best or most important of its kind.