The difference between King and Queen

When used as nouns, king means a male monarch, whereas queen means a female monarch. example: .

When used as verbs, king means to crown king, to make (a person) king, whereas queen means to make a queen.

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  1. King as a noun:

    A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.

    Examples:

    "Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547."

  2. King as a noun:

    A powerful or majorly influential person.

    Examples:

    "Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media"."

  3. King as a noun:

    Something that has a preeminent position.

    Examples:

    "In times of financial panic, cash is king."

  4. King as a noun (chess):

    A component of certain games. The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top. A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit. A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

  5. King as a noun (UK, slang):

    A king skin.

    Examples:

    "Oi mate, have you got kings?"

  6. King as a noun:

    A male dragonfly; a drake.

  7. King as a noun:

    A king-sized bed.

  1. King as a verb:

    To crown king, to make (a person) king.

  2. King as a verb:

    To rule over as king.

  3. King as a verb:

    To perform the duties of a king.

  4. King as a verb:

    To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.

  5. King as a verb:

    To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.

  6. King as a verb:

    To dress and perform as a drag king.

  1. King as a noun:

    (Chinese musical instrument)

  1. Queen as a noun:

    A female monarch. Example: .

  2. Queen as a noun:

    The wife or widow of a king.

  3. Queen as a noun (chess):

    The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

  4. Queen as a noun (card games):

    A playing card with the letter "Q" and the image of a queen on it, the twelfth card in a given suit.

  5. Queen as a noun:

    A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom.

  6. Queen as a noun:

    A powerful or forceful female person.

  7. Queen as a noun (LGBT, slang, often, derogatory):

    An effeminate male homosexual.

  8. Queen as a noun:

    A reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.

  9. Queen as a noun:

    An adult female cat valued for breeding. See also tom.

  10. Queen as a noun:

    A queen olive.

  11. Queen as a noun:

    A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp.)

  1. Queen as a verb:

    To make a queen.

  2. Queen as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To act the part of a queen; to queen it.

  3. Queen as a verb (chess):

    To promote a pawn, usually to a queen.

  4. Queen as a verb (beekeeping):

    To provide with a new queen.

  5. Queen as a verb (beekeeping):

    To be the queen of a colony.

  6. Queen as a verb (BDSM, slang, transitive, of a female):

    To sit on the face of (a partner) to receive oral sex.

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