queen

Definitions

• A female monarch. Example: .
• The wife or widow of a king.
• (chess) The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
• (card games) A playing card with the letter "Q" and the image of a queen on it, the twelfth card in a given suit.
• A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom.
• A powerful or forceful female person.
• (LGBT) An effeminate male homosexual. See usage notes.
• A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
• An adult female cat valued for breeding. See also tom.
• A queen olive.
• A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp., esp. ).