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queens

The correct spelling is queens.

How to pronounce queens

noun

Say it like: Kwee-ns

The correct spelling is queens. A female monarch. Example: Queen Victoria.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A female monarch. Example: Queen Victoria.
  2. 2.The wife or widow of a king.
  3. 3.The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
  4. 4.A playing card with the letter "Q" and the image of a queen on it, the twelfth card in a given suit.
  5. 5.A red disk that is the most valuable piece in the Asian game of carom.

verb

  1. 1.To make a queen.
  2. 2.To act the part of a queen; to queen it.
  3. 3.To promote a pawn, usually to a queen.
  4. 4.To provide with a new queen.
  5. 5.To be the queen of a colony.

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