king

king

 (kĭng)

n.

1. A male sovereign.

2.

a. One that is supreme or preeminent in a particular group, category, or sphere: "In many countries, soccer is the king of sports" (Cameron W. Barr).

b. A man chosen as the winner of a contest or the honorary head of an event: a homecoming king.

3. Games

a. Abbr. K A playing card bearing the figure of a king, ranking above a queen.

b. Abbr. K The principal chess piece, which can move one square in any direction and must be protected against checkmate.

c. A piece in checkers that has been moved to the last row on the opponent's side of the board and been crowned, thus becoming free to move both forward and backward.

4. Kings(used with a sing. verb) See Table at Bible.

5. A king-size bed.

adj.

1. Principal or chief, as in size or importance.

2. Of or relating to a king-size bed: king sheets; a king bed skirt.

tr.v. kinged, king·ing, kings Games

To make (a piece in checkers) into a king; crown.

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[Middle English, from Old English cyning; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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king

(kɪŋ)

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a male sovereign prince who is the official ruler of an independent state; monarch.

2.

a. a ruler or chief: king of the fairies.

b. (in combination): the pirate king.

3.

a. a person, animal, or thing considered as the best or most important of its kind

b. (as modifier): a king bull.

4. (Card Games) any of four playing cards in a pack, one for each suit, bearing the picture of a king

5. (Chess & Draughts) the most important chess piece, although theoretically the weakest, being able to move only one square at a time in any direction. See also check³⁰, checkmate

6. (Chess & Draughts) draughts a piece that has moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, after which it may move backwards as well as forwards

7. king of kings

a. God

b. a title of any of various oriental monarchs

vb (tr)

8. to make (someone) a king

9. king it to act in a superior fashion

[Old English cyning; related to Old High German kunig king, Danish konge]

ˈkingˌhood n

ˈkingless adj

ˈkingˌlike adj

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King

(kɪŋ)

n

1. (Biography) B.B., real name Riley B. King. born 1925, US blues singer and guitarist

2. (Biography) Billie Jean (née Moffitt). born 1943, US tennis player: winner of twelve Grand Slam singles titles, including Wimbledon (1966–68, 1972–73, and 1975) and the US Open (1967, 1971–72, and 1974)

3. (Biography) Martin Luther. 1929–68, US Baptist minister and civil-rights leader. He advocated nonviolence in his campaigns against the segregation of Black people in the South: assassinated: Nobel Peace Prize 1964

4. (Biography) Mervyn (Allister). Baron. born 1948, British banker; governor of the Bank of England (2003–13); a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords from 2013

5. (Biography) Stephen (Edwin). born 1947, US writer esp of horror novels; his books, many of which have been filmed, include Carrie (1974), The Shining (1977), Misery (1988), and Everything's Eventual (2002)

6. (Biography) William Lyon Mackenzie. 1874–1950, Canadian Liberal statesman; prime minister (1921–26; 1926–30; 1935–48)

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king

(kɪŋ)

n.

1. a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usu. by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.

2. a person or thing preeminent in its class: the king of actors.

3. a playing card bearing a picture of a king.

4. the chief chess piece of each color, whose checkmating is the object of the game: moved one square at a time in any direction.

5. a checker piece that has been moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, thus allowing it to be moved in any direction.

v.t.

6. to make a king of; crown.

adj.

7. large; king-size.

8. preeminent.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English cyng, cyni(n)g, c. Old Saxon kuning, Old High German chunning; akin to Old Norse konungr]

king′hood, n.

king′like`, adj.

King

(kɪŋ)

n.

1. Martin Luther, Jr., 1929–68, U.S. Baptist minister: civil-rights leader; Nobel peace prize 1964.

2. William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874–1950, prime minister of Canada 1921–26, 1926–30, 1935–48.

3. William Rufus DeVane, 1786–1853, vice president of the U.S. 1853.

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king

Past participle: kinged
Gerund: kinging

Imperative

king

king

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	king - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom male monarch, Rex royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" King of England, King of Great Britain - the sovereign ruler of England King of France - the sovereign ruler of France King of the Germans - the sovereign ruler of the Germans crowned head, monarch, sovereign - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right female monarch, queen regnant, queen - a female sovereign ruler
	2.	king - a competitor who holds a preeminent position world-beater, queen challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
	3.	king - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" big businessman, business leader, magnate, top executive, tycoon, baron, mogul, power businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) oil tycoon - a powerful person in the oil business
	4.	king - preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts" eminence, preeminence, distinction, note - high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
	5.	King - United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King
	6.	King - United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) B. B. King, Riley B King
	7.	King - United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr.
	8.	king - 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 checkers, draughts - a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces chequer, checker - one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
	9.	king - one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king court card, face card, picture card - one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
	10.	king - (chess) the weakest but the most important piece chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king chess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess

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king

noun

1. ruler, monarch, sovereign, crowned head, leader, lord, prince, Crown, emperor, majesty, head of state, consort, His Majesty, overlord In 1154, Henry II became king of England.

2. (Informal) celebrity, star, big name, leading man or lady, lead, name, draw, idol, luminary, main attraction, celeb (informal), megastar (informal) He's the king of unlicensed boxing.

a king's ransom fortune, packet, large sum of money, top dollar (informal) clients happy to pay a king's ransom for a haircut

Related words
adjectives royal, regal, monarchical

Quotations
"I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too" [Queen Elizabeth I]

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Translations

الريَّه او الشايِب في ورق اللعِبالشاه في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْجمَلِكمَلِكٌ

král

konge

KönigDame

βασιλιάςρήγας

reĝo

rey

kuningas

kuningas

roidame

מלך

kralj

király

raja

kóngurkonungur

redama [nel gioco della dama]

キング王

왕

rex

karaliuskaralystėpasaulistulžyskaraliaus

karalis

koningheer

kongekong

król

rei

rege

корольцарьдамка

kráľ

kralj

краљпоп

kung

mfalme

พระเจ้าแผ่นดิน

kralpapazşah

vuaquốc vương

国王王棋纸牌的老K

king

[kɪŋ]

A. N

1. (lit, fig) → rey m
the king and queen → los reyes
the Three Kings → los Reyes Magos
an oil king → un magnate del petróleo
I'm the king of the castle! (child language) → ¡soy el rey!, ¡soy el amo y señor!
to turn King's evidence → delatar a los cómplices
they paid a king's ransom for it → les costó mucho dinero, les costó un dineral
to live like a king → vivir a cuerpo de rey

2. (Chess, Cards) → rey m (Draughts) → dama f

B. CPD king cobra N → cobra f real
king penguin N → pingüino m real
King's Bench N (Brit) (Jur) → departamento m del Tribunal Supremo
King's Counsel N (Brit) (Jur) → abogado mf (de categoría superior) QC/KC

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king

[ˈkɪŋ] n

(= monarch) → roi m
to live like a king → vivre comme un roi

(= pre-eminent person, creature) the king of rock 'n' roll → le roi du rock 'n' roll
the king of the jungle → le roi de la jungle

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king

n

(lit) → König m; the king’s highway (old, form) eine öffentliche Straße; it must have cost a king’s ransom → das muss eine stolze Summe or ein Vermögen gekostet haben; to live like a king → leben wie ein Fürst

(fig) → König m; an oil king → ein Ölkönig or -magnat m

(Chess, Cards) → König m; (Draughts) → Dame f

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king

:

kingbolt

n (US) = kingpin

king crab

n → Königskrabbe f

kingcup

n (= buttercup) → Hahnenfuß m, → Butterblume f; (= marsh marigold) → Sumpfdotterblume f

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king

:

kingmaker

n (lit, fig) → Königsmacher(in) m(f)

kingpin

n (Tech) → Königsbolzen m, → Drehzapfen m; (Aut) → Achsschenkelbolzen m; (fig: = person) → Stütze f; he’s the king of the whole organization → mit ihm steht und fällt die ganze Organisation

king prawn

n → Königskrabbe f

King’s Bench

n (Jur) erste Kammer des Obersten Gerichts in Großbritannien

King’s Counsel

n (Jur) → Kronanwalt m → /-anwältin f (Staatsanwalt, der in höheren Strafsachen die Krone vertritt)

King’s English

n → englische Hochsprache

kingship

n → Königtum nt

King’s highway

n (Brit) → öffentliche Straße

king-size(d)

adj (inf) → in Großformat, großformatig; cigarettes → King-size; bed → extra groß; I’ve got a king headache (hum) → ich hab vielleicht einen Brummschädel (inf) → or einen dicken Kopf (inf)

king’s messenger

n (Diplomacy) → königlicher Gesandter

King’s speech

n → Thronrede f

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king

[kɪŋ] n (also) (fig) (Chess, Cards) → re m inv; (Draughts) → dama

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king

(kiŋ) noun

1. a male ruler of a nation, who inherits his position by right of birth. He became king when his father died; King Charles III. koning مَلِك крал rei král der König konge βασιλιάςrey kuningas پادشاه kuningas roiמלך राजा kralj király raja konungur re 王 국왕 karalius karalis raja koningkongekról شاه،پاچاه rei rege король kráľ kralj kralj kung กษัตริย์ kral 國王 король; цар بادشاہ vua 国王

2. the playing-card with the picture of a king. I have two cards – the ten of spades and the king of diamonds. koning الريَّه او الشايِب في ورق اللعِب поп rei král der König konge ρήγαςrey kuningas شاه kuningas roi קְלָף מֶלֶך बादशाह, राजा, ताश का बादशाह kralj király kartu raja kóngur re トランプのキング (카드) 킹 karalius karalis (kāršu spēlē) raja koningkongekról پاچاه،په قطعه بازىكښئ rei popă (la jocul de cărţi) король kráľ kralj kralj u kartama kung ไพ่ที่มีรูปพระราชา papaz (撲克牌的)國王 король تاش کا وہ پتّہ جس پر بادشاہ کی شکل بنی ہوتی ہے lá bài K （纸牌的）老K

3. the most important piece in chess. koning الشاه في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْج шах цар rei král der König konge βασιλιάςrey kuningas شاه kuningas roiמלך बादशाह का मोहरा kralj király raja kóngur dama チェスのキング (체스) 킹 karalius karalis (šahā) raja koningkongekról پاچا د شطرنج په لوبه كښى rei rege (la şah) король kráľ kralj kralj u šahu kung หมากรุกตัวพระราชาซึ่งเป็นหมากที่สำคัญที่สุดในการเล่นเกมส์ şah (國際象棋)王棋 король شطرنج کا سب سے اہم مہرہ quân tướng; vua trong bàn cờ 王棋

ˈkingdom noun

1. a state having a king (or queen) as its head. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; He rules over a large kingdom. koninkryk مَمْلَكَه кралство reino království das Königreich kongedømme βασίλειοreino kuningriik پادشاهی kuningaskunta royaumeממלכה राजशाही kraljevina királyság kerajaan konungdæmi regno 王国 왕국 karalystė karaliste; karaļvalsts kerajaan koninkrijk kongedømme/-rike królestwo پاچاهۍ،ټولواكى reino regat королевство kráľovstvo kraljestvo kraljevstvo kungarike, -döme ราชอาณาจักร krallık 王國 королівство; царство شاہی ریاست vương quốc 王国

2. any of the three great divisions of natural objects. the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms. koninkryke مَمْلَكة الحَيوان أو النَّبات أو المَعادِن царство reino říše -reich rige βασίλειοreino -riik نوع kunta règneעולם राज kraljevstvo -világ dunia ríki náttúrunnar regno ～界 (자연계를 3대 구분한) 계(界) pasaulis (augu, dzīvnieku utt.) valsts dunia rijk (dyre-/plante-/mineral)riket świat, królestwo ډول او نوع د بيولوژى په علم كښى reino regn царство ríša kraljestvo kraljevstvo rike จำพวก âlem 生物的三大分界(動物﹑植物﹑礦物)其中之一 світ قدرتی چیزوں کی تین وسیع حلقوں میں درجہ بندی giới 界（生物的三大分界）

ˈkingly adjective

of, relating to, or suitable for a king. kingly robes; a kingly feast. koninklik مُلوكي величествен régio královský königlich kongelig βασιλικόςreal kuninglik شاهانه kuninkaallinen royal מַלכוּתִי राजोचित, शाहाना, राजोचित रूप से kraljevski királyi mewah konunglegur reale, regale 王の 왕의 karaliaus, karališkas karaļa-; karalisks sifat raja koninklijk kongeligkrólewski شاهى څيره،په شاهانو اړين régio regal королевский kráľovský kraljevski kraljevski kunglig ที่เกี่ยวกับกษัตริย์ krala lâyık/ait 國王的，適合國王的 королівський; царствений شاہانہ انداز کے مطابق xứng đáng làm vua 国王的，适于君主身份的

ˈkingliness noun

koninklikheid ملوكيَّه царственост realeza majestátnost königliches Wesen kongelighed μεγαλοπρέπειαrealeza kuninglikkus ابهت؛ مقام شاهانه kuninkaallisuus noblesse מַלכוּתִיוּת राजगौरव, बादशाही, शान kraljevanje királyi magatartás kemuliaan konunglegheit regalità 王らしさ 위풍당당함 karaliðkumas karaliskums lagak, gaya seperti raja gedrag dat een koning betaamt kongelighetkrólewskość شاهى مقام او څوكى realeza măreţie, ţinută maies­tuoasă величественность majestát veličanstvo kraljevstvo kunglighet การเป็นพระราชา görkemlilik, ihtişam 王者風範 царственість; величність شاہانہ انداز ، وقار sự vương giả 国王，君主，君王的威严

ˈkingfisher noun

a type of bird with brilliant blue feathers which feeds on fish. visvanger طائِر الرفْراف рибарче martim-pescador ledňáček der Eisvogel isfugl αλκυόναmartín pescador jäälind مرغ ماهی خوار kuningaskalastaja martin-pêcheurשלדג किलकिला vodomar jégmadár burung paruh udang bláþyrill, ísfugl, kóngsfiskari martin pescatore かわせみ 물총새류의 새 tulžys zivju dzenis burung raja udang ijsvogel isfuglzimorodek يو ډول مرغه چى كبان خورى tipo de pássaro pescăruş albastru зимородок rybárik vodomec vodomar kungsfiskare นกกระเต็น iskele kuşu, yalıçapkını 翠鳥，魚狗 рибалочка, зимородок رام چڑیا chim bói cá 翠鸟

ˈking-size(d) adjective

of a large size; larger than normal. a king-size(d) bed; king-size cigarettes. koningsformaat, ekstra grootte حَجْم كبير много голям/дълъг gigante obří, prodloužený überdurchschnittlich groß kingsize; ekstra stor μεγάλου μεγέθους, κιγκ σάιζ tamaño gigante, tamaño familiar suur بزرگتر از معمول suurikokoinen de grand format, extra-long גָדוֹל מְאוֹד विशाल veći od uobičajenog extra méretű berukuran besar óvenjustór grande 特大の 특대의 didžiulis ļoti liela izmēra saiz besar extra groot ekstra stor/lang większego rozmiaru له معموله حده زيات gigante de dimensiuni mari большого размера mimoriadne veľký / dlhý večji od običajnega veliki extrastor, extralång, king-size ที่มีขนาดใหญ่มาก en uzun, en geniş 特大的 великого розміру عام سے بڑے حجم کا cỡ lớn 特大的

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king

→ مَلِكٌ král konge König βασιλιάς rey kuningas roi kralj re 王 왕 koning konge król rei король kung พระเจ้าแผ่นดิน kral vua 国王

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