queen
Chessboard's strongest piece
A queen is a hereditary female monarch, counterpart of the male king, or sometimes the wife of one.
A queen in playing cards usually ranks below the king and has a stylized drawing of a queen on it face.
The queen in chess is the piece with the greatest freedom of movement.
The queen in a bee colony lays all the eggs.
By extension, a female characterized as the queen of something is someone viewed as being the most accomplished in that field: Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul.
Queen before a noun designating a product indicates the second largest size (queen bed).
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- reignSovereign's time in power
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
dynasty · palace · kingdom · realm · scepter · majesty · regent · empress
Male crowned ruler
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- rookChess piece or corvid
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
checkmate · check · castle · gambit · opening · endgame · promotion · fork
Bee dwelling structure
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- workerPerson who toils
- honeycombWax matrix of hexagons
swarm · laying · brood · apiary · beekeeper · royal jelly · pheromone · beehive
Monarch's daughter or heir
- duchessWoman of ducal rank
- countessFeminine noble rank
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
tiara · regalia · gown · courtier · lady-in-waiting · castle · banquet · procession
Male crowned ruler
- jackDevice for lifting vehicles
- aceSingle-pip card
- spadesFlat-bladed digging implements
- heartsCirculatory system engines
diamonds · clubs · trump · suit · poker · blackjack · bridge · rummy
Female family leader
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- elderSenior figure of authority
- motherFemale parent
- doyenneSenior female authority
materfamilias · headmistress · abbess · dowager · dame · priestess
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- reignSovereign's time in power
sovereignty · dynasty · palace · kingdom · realm · scepter · majesty · regent · empress · heir
king
Male crowned ruler
pawn · checkmate · check · castle · gambit · opening · endgame · promotion · fork · pin
hive
Bee dwelling structure
honeycomb · swarm · laying · brood · apiary · beekeeper · royal jelly · pheromone · beehive · mating
princess
Monarch's daughter or heir
- duchessWoman of ducal rank
- countessFeminine noble rank
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
nobility · tiara · regalia · gown · courtier · lady-in-waiting · castle · banquet · procession · pageantry
king
Male crowned ruler
hearts · diamonds · clubs · trump · suit · poker · blackjack · bridge · rummy · deck
matriarch
Female family leader
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- elderSenior figure of authority
- motherFemale parent
doyenne · materfamilias · headmistress · abbess · dowager · dame · priestess
pageant
Staged public display
- runwayPaved path for planes
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- performanceCarrying out a task
lipsyncing · RuPaul · ballroom · voguing · sashay · wig · glamour · fierce · slay · category
fabulous
Extraordinarily good or mythical
diva · legendary · werk · stunning · flawless · serve · strut
- drama queenHabitual emotional exaggerator
- queen beeFertile leader of colony
- beauty queenCrowned contest winner
- the queenFemale head of state
- queen bedStandard double sleeping surface
- prom queenSchool dance honoree
queen consort, queens, queenly, drag queen, queening, queened, queenliness, queenship, queenlike