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1. queen
noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs.
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2. queen
noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] a female sovereign ruler.
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3. queen
noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] the wife or widow of a king.
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4. queen
noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] offensive term for an openly homosexual man.
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5. queen
noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males.
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6. queen
verb. ['ˈkwiːn'] become a queen.
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7. queen
noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen.
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8. queen
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9. queen
noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] (chess) the most powerful piece.
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10. queen
noun. ['ˈkwiːn'] a competitor who holds a preeminent position.
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