king
/ˈkɪŋ/
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- plural
- kings
Meanings
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A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation
He was a good king.
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He lives like a king.
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A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.; The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex
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A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.; A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position
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A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.; Something that has a preeminent position
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A component of certain games.; The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top
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A component of certain games.; A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit
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A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.; A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonistsrare
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A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.; A man worthy of respectrare
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A component of certain games.; A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movementrare
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A component of certain games.; The central pin or skittle in bowling gamesrare