queen

Universal Words noun female ruler 1 the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal family: to become / be crowned queen * kings and queens * the Queen of Norway * Queen Victoria 2 (also queen consort) the wife of a king best in group 3 ~ (of sth) a woman, place or thing that is thought to be one of the best in a particular group or area: the queen of fashion * a movie queen * Venice, queen of the Adriatic at festival 4 a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebration: a carnival queen * a May queen (= at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring) * a homecoming queen seealsoBEAUTYQUEEN in chess 5 the most powerful piece used in the game of CHESS that can move any number of squares in any direction in cards 6 a playing card with the picture of a queen on it insect 7 a large female insect that lays eggs for the whole group: a queen bee homosexual 8 (informal, !!!) an offensive word for a male HOMOSEXUAL who behaves more like a woman than a man: a drag queen (= a man dressed in women's clothes) IDIOMS see ENGLISH, EVIDENCE, UNCROWNED