English dictionary
king
/k/I//N/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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a competitor who holds a preeminent position
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a very wealthy or powerful businessman
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preeminence in a particular category or group or field
ExamplesThe lion is the king of beasts.
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United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)
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United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
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United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
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a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
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one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
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(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
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A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.
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A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince.
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verb
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To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.
Source: webster1913