queen
noun
kwiːn 
kwiːn female ruler
1 the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal familyto be crowned queenkings and queensthe Queen of NorwayQueen Victoria2 (also queen consort) the wife of a kingbest in group
3 queen (of something) a woman, place or thing that is thought to be one of the best in a particular group or areathe queen of fashiona movie queenVenice, queen of the Adriaticat festival
4 a woman or girl chosen to perform official duties at a festival or celebrationa carnival queena May queen (= at a festival to celebrate the coming of spring)a homecoming queen see also beauty queenin chess
5 the most powerful piece used in the game of chess that can move any number of squares in any directionin cards
6 a playing card with the picture of a queen on itinsect
7 a large female insect that lays eggs for the whole groupa queen beehomosexual
8 (informal, taboo) an offensive word for a male homosexual who behaves like a womanIdioms
see turn King's/Queen's evidence at evidence, the uncrowned king/queen at uncrowned