queen

queen1 [ kwin ] noun count ***

▸ 1 woman who rules

▸ 2 female insect

▸ 3 in cards

▸ 4 woman with skill

▸ 5 in chess

▸ 6 gay man

1. ) a woman who rules a country because she belongs to a royal family:

Queen Elizabeth

Plans were afoot for a royal visit from the King and Queen of Spain.

She was crowned queen in 1953.

a ) a woman who is married to a king

2. ) a large female insect that can lay eggs:

a queen bee

3. ) in a game of CARDS, a card with a picture of a queen on it:

the queen of hearts

4. ) a woman who does something very well:

She was the queen of the dance floor.

a Hollywood movie queen

5. ) a piece that can move in any direction in a game of CHESS

6. ) OFFENSIVE an offensive word for a gay man who the speaker thinks is like a woman in the way he looks, talks, and behaves

queen

queen 2 [ kwin ] verb

queen it over someone INFORMAL

if a woman queens it over other people, she annoys them by behaving as if she were more important than they are