king

Universal Words noun 1 the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family: the kings and queens of England * to become / be crowned king * King George V 2 ~ (of sth) a person, an animal or a thing that is thought to be the best or most important of a particular type: the king of comedy * The lion is the king of the jungle. 3 used in compounds with the names of animals or plants to describe a very large type of the thing mentioned: a king penguin 4 the most important piece used in the game of CHESS, that can move one square in any direction 5 a playing card with the picture of a king on it IDIOMS a king's ransom (literary) a very large amount of money moreatENGLISH, EVIDENCE, UNCROWNED