| queen | female cat |
|---|---|
| queen | the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites |
| queen | especially large and only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring sired by only a few males |
| queen | (chess) the most powerful chess piece |
| queen | one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen |
| queen | offensive terms for an openly homosexual man |
| queen | a competitor who holds a preeminent position |
| queen | a female sovereign ruler |
| queen | the wife or widow of a king |
| queen | something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind |
| queen | become a queen, as of a chess pawn |
| queen | promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess |