| King, Billie Jean Moffitt Born 1943. American tennis player who won 20 titles at Wimbledon (6 singles, 10 women's doubles, and 4 mixed doubles) and 4 U.S. Open championships (1967, 1971, 1972, and 1974). |
| King, Coretta Scott 1927-2006. American civil rights leader noted for her work on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Foundation after the assassination of her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968). |
| King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-1968. American cleric whose eloquence and commitment to nonviolent tactics formed the foundation of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Among the many peaceful demonstrations he led was the 1963 March on Washington, at which he delivered his "I have a dream" speech. He won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, four years before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| King, Maxine Known as "Micki." Born 1944. American diver who dominated women's diving in the 1960s. She was injured while competing in the 1968 Olympics but won one Olympic gold medal in 1972. |
| King, Richard 1825-1885. American steamboat captain and rancher whose 600,000-acre ranch in Texas was the largest in the United States. |
| King, Rufus 1755-1827. American politician and diplomat. A member of the Continental Congress (1784-1787) and the Constitutional Convention (1787), he served as ambassador to Great Britain (1796-1803 and 1825-1826). |
| King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1874-1950. Canadian politician who three times served as prime minister (1921-1926, 1926-1930, and 1935-1948). |
king (k ng)n. 1. A male sovereign. 2. One that is supreme or preeminent in a particular group, category, or sphere. 3. King a. The perfect, omniscient, omnipotent being; God. b. Christianity Jesus. 4. 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. 5. Kings (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. K or Kgs. See Table at Bible. adj. Principal or chief, as in size or importance. tr.v. kinged, king·ing, kings Games To make (a piece in checkers) into a king; crown. [Middle English, from Old English cyning; see gen  - in Indo-European roots.] |
king [kɪŋ]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a male sovereign prince who is the official ruler of an independent state; monarch Related adjs royal, regal, monarchical
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. (Group Games / Card Games) any of four playing cards in a pack, one for each suit, bearing the picture of a king
5. (Group Games / 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 check [30] checkmate
6. (Group Games / 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
king of kings
a. God
b. a title of any of various oriental monarchs
vb (tr)
1. to make (someone) a king
king it to act in a superior fashion
[Old English cyning; related to Old High German kunig king, Danish konge]
kinghood n
kingless adj
kinglike adj
King [kɪŋ]
n
1. (Biographies / King, B.B. (1925 M, US, MUSIC: blues singer, MUSIC: guitarist) B.B., real name Riley B. King. born 1925, US blues singer and guitarist
2. (Biographies / King, Billie Jean (1943 F, US, SPORT AND GAMES: tennis player) Billie Jean (néeMoffitt). born 1943, US tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1966-68, 1972-73, and 1975; US champion 1967, 1971-72, and 1974
3. (Biographies / King, Martin Luther (1929-1968) M, US, RELIGION: clergyman, POLITICS: civil-rights leader) Martin Luther. 1929-68, US Baptist minister and civil-rights leader. He advocated nonviolence in his campaigns against the segregation of Blacks in the South: assassinated: Nobel Peace Prize 1964
4. (Biographies / King, Stephen (Edwin) (1947 M, US, WRITING: writer) 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)
5. (Biographies / King, William Lyon Mackenzie (1874-1950) M, Canadian, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) William Lyon Mackenzie. 1874-1950, Canadian Liberal statesman; prime minister (1921-26; 1926-30; 1935-48)
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  king - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdomroyal 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 |
| 2. | king - a competitor who holds a preeminent position 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"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) | |
| 6. | King - United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) | |
| 7. |  King - United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) | |
| 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 | |
| 9. | king - one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king | |
| 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 |
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
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]
"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]
Translations
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
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
king [ˈkɪŋ] n
king
king:
king:
n
king:
kingbolt
n (US) = kingpin
king crab
n → Königskrabbe f
kingcup
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
king [kɪŋ] n (also) (fig) (Chess, Cards) → re m inv; (Draughts) → dama
king [kɪŋ] n (also) (fig) (Chess, Cards) → re m inv; (Draughts) → dama
king [kɪŋ] n (also) (fig) (Chess, Cards) → re m inv; (Draughts) → dama
n king [kiŋ]
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 král konge der König βασιλιάς rey kuningas پادشاه kuningas roi מֶלֶך राजा kralj király raja konungur re 王 국왕 karalius karalis raja koning konge król 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 král konge der König ρήγας rey 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 koning konge król 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 král konge der König βασιλιάς (στο σκάκι) rey kuningas شاه kuningas roi מֶלֶך बादशाह का मोहरा kralj király raja kóngur dama チェスのキング (체스) 킹 karalius karalis (šahā) raja koning konge król 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
n kingdom
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 království kongedømme das Königreich βασίλειο reino kuningriik پادشاهی kuningaskunta royaume מַמלָכָה राजशाही kraljevina királyság kerajaan konungdæmi regno 王国 왕국 karalystė karaliste; karaļvalsts kerajaan koninkrijk kongedømme/-rike królestwo 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 říše rige -reich βασίλειο (ως υποδιαίρεση των φυσικών αντικειμένων) reino -riik نوع kunta règne עוֹלָם 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 reino regn царство ríša kraljestvo kraljevstvo rike อาณาจักร 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）
adj kingly
of, relating to, or suitable for a king kingly robes; a kingly feast. koninklik مُلوكي величествен královský kongelig königlich βασιλικός real 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 kongelig królewski 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
n kingliness
koninklikheid ملوكيَّه царственост majestátnost kongelighed königliches Wesen μεγαλοπρέπεια realeza kuninglikkus ابهت؛ مقام شاهانه kuninkaallisuus noblesse (digne d'un roi) מַלכוּתִיוּת राजगौरव, बादशाही, शान kraljevanje királyi magatartás kemuliaan konunglegheit regalità 王らしさ 왕다움 karaliðkumas karaliskums lagak, gaya seperti raja gedrag dat een koning betaamt kongelighet królewskość realeza măreţie, ţinută maiestuoasă величественность majestát veličanstvo kraljevstvo kunglighet การเป็นพระราชา görkemlilik, ihtişam 國王，君主 царственість; величність شاہانہ انداز ، وقار sự vương giả 国王，君主
n kingfisher
a type of bird with brilliant blue feathers which feeds on fish. visvanger طائِر الرفْراف рибарче ledňáček isfugl der Eisvogel αλκυόνα martín pescador jäälind مرغ ماهی خوار kuningaskalastaja martin-pêcheur שַׁלדָג किलकिला vodomar jégmadár burung paruh udang bláþyrill, ísfugl, kóngsfiskari martin pescatore かわせみ 물총새류의 새 tulžys zivju dzenis burung raja udang ijsvogel isfugl zimorodek tipo de pássaro pescăruş albastru (голубой) зимородок rybárik vodomec vodomar kungsfiskare นกกระเต็น iskele kuşu, yalıçapkını 翠鳥，魚狗 рибалочка, зимородок رام چڑیا chim bói cá 翠鸟
adj king-size(d)
of a large size; larger than normal a king-size(d) bed; king-size cigarettes. koningsformaat, ekstra grootte حَجْم كبير много голям/дълъг obří, prodloužený kingsize; ekstra stor überdurchschnittlich groß 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 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
King → ملك 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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