queen
Definition
- n. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
- n. a female sovereign ruler
- n. the wife or widow of a king
- n. something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind
Word forms
- Present participle
- queening
- Past tense
- queened
- Third person singular
- queens
- Past participle
- queened
Example sentences
n.
The queen attended the annual festival to greet her people.
vt.
The council decided to queen her after she proved her bravery in battle.
vi.
She loves to queen it at the annual costume party, dressing up in royal attire.