queens

/kwiːnz/

name 6noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, applied, different, familiar, favorite, over

Her favorite queens from history were Elizabeth I and Victoria.

VERB + QUEENS

drag, feel, hands, know, like, package, scrapping

She felt like queens whenever they won their matches together.

QUEENS + NOUN

denmark, fredericksen's, glitter, mr

Denmark's queen attended the royal ceremony in a stunning gown that sparkled with glitter.

PREP.

from, in, in, up, with

The royal family was divided in queens who supported different political factions.

ADV.

also, away, constantly

The old chess player constantly queens her pawns in the endgame to secure victory.

Definitions

name

A surname.

name

A borough of New York City, New York, United States, one of five, situated on Long Island, north of Brooklyn, west of Nassau County.

Though he was not the only New Yorker on the bench, he was the only spoiled-rotten Italian kid brought up proud and scrapping in Queens and familiar with rude Sicilian gestures.

Ellipsis of Queens County: a county of New York, United States, which is coterminous with the borough of Queens.

Misspelling of Queen's, referring to the Queen's College, Oxford.

Misspelling of Queens', referring to Queens' College, Cambridge.

Misspelling of Queen's, referring to Queen's University, Kingston.

noun

A pair of queens.

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Example Bank

Though he was not the only New Yorker on the bench, he was the only spoiled-rotten Italian kid brought up proud and scrapping in Queens and familiar with rude Sicilian gestures.

Wiktionary

There was a time when kings and queens reigned over the world.

Tatoeba · #25629

Crowning toddler beauty pageant queens is Mr. Fredericksen's passion.

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Gauge queens constantly up the ante in order to assert their commitment to a counter cultural look.

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Queens is my favorite borough.

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The two Queens are very different.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, queens is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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